…about the fairness of comparing certain politicians to fascists, Lawrence W. Britt at Free Inquiry has a handy list of 14 common characteristics of fascist regimes. Among them: “Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism,” “disdain for the importance of human rights,” “identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause,” “avid militarism,” “rampant sexism,” “obsession with national security,” “religion and ruling elite tied together,” and “disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts.”