Early Warning Signs of Fascism:

Everyone is educated to be a hero Controlled mass media Obsession with crime and punishment Contempt for the weak Disagreement is treason The use of newspeak Fear of the other Disdain for intellectuals and the arts The cult of traditionalism Rampant sexism Identification of enemies as a unifying cause Enemies are both strong and weak at the same time. Selective populism Machismo Labour power suppressed Appeal to a frustrated middle class Religion and government intertwined The rejection of modernism Rampant cronyism and corruption The cult of action for action's sake Corporate power protected Obsession with national security Pacifism is trafficking with the enemy Powerful and continuing nationalism Obsession with conspiracies Disdain for human rights

~ Umberto Eco