More Context Tomorrow. I just wanted to let this sit with you for a few hours ….

Number one, powerful and continuing nationalism.
Number two, disdain for human rights.
Number three, identification of enemies as a unifying cause.
Number four, supremacy of the military.
Number five, rampant sexism.
Number six, controlled media.
Number seven, obsession with national security.
Number eight, religion and government intertwined.
Number nine, corporate power protected.
Number ten, labor power suppressed.
Number eleven, disdain for intellectuals and the arts.
Number twelve, obsession with crime and punishment.
Number thirteen, rampant cronyism and corruption.
Number fourteen, fraudulent elections.