What a great and helpful list. I especially liked #3:
The cult of action for action’s sake. “Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation.”
“Thinking is a form of emasculation.” Turn off your brain to protect your masculinity. Real men are stupid, simple, ignorant, impetuous and impulsive. It’s obviously ridiculous, yet so, so effective.
Fascism characteristic #8: the Enemy is weak and strong as needed.
What a great and helpful list. I especially liked #3:
“Thinking is a form of emasculation.” Turn off your brain to protect your masculinity. Real men are stupid, simple, ignorant, impetuous and impulsive. It’s obviously ridiculous, yet so, so effective.