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MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History March 12, 1967: Suharto took power from Sukarno in Indonesia. He ruled Indonesia as an authoritarian, kleptocratic dictator for 31 years, and is widely considered one of the most brutal and corrupt dictators of the 20th century. During that time, he amassed a fortune worth $38 billion. Suharto rose to power under Sukarno during the 1965-1966 genocide. During that ostensibly anti-Communist purge, Suharto’s troops murdered 1-3 million communists, labor activists, peasants and ethnic minorities. During that genocide, he received support military and economic from both the U.S. and the U.K. In 1974, the Suharto regime, with approval of U.S. president Gerald Ford, invaded East Timor, killing over 200,000 Timorese. Another 75,000-200,000 died from starvation and disease. The current Indonesian government is considering awarding him the posthumous honor of National Hero.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/easttimor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#easttimor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#massacre</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathsquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#deathsquads</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#suharto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sukarno" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#sukarno</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#dictator</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#communist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#torture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#imperialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coldwar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#starvation</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History October 8, 1965: The Indonesian military, led by future dictator Suharto, began torturing and massacring thousands of "suspected" Communists, leading ultimately to the overthrow of leftist President Sukarno. Other targets of the murders were members of the Gerwani women’s movement, trade unionists, ethnic Javanese Abangan, ethnic Chinese, atheists, teachers, students, and alleged leftists in general. The U.S. embassy provided the death squads with the names of suspected “communists.” Intelligence agencies from the U.S., U.K., and Australia provided anti-communist propaganda, as well as military and logistical aid. Overall, the genocide (1965-1966) led to 500,000 to 1.2 million civilian deaths and 1.5 million imprisoned. A top-secret CIA report from 1968 called the massacres "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century, along with the Soviet purges of the 1930s, the Nazi mass murders, and the Maoist bloodbath of the early 1950s." Nevertheless, Western media either downplayed the events, or celebrated them. Suharto remained in power until 1998, continuing to imprison, torture and slaughter workers and civilians. He also presided over the East Timor Genocide of up to 300,000 people in the 1970’s.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#suharto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coldwar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#communism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anticommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#anticommunism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#torture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/easttimor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#easttimor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathsquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#deathsquads</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cia</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History October 8, 1965: The Indonesian military, led by future dictator Suharto, began torturing and massacring thousands of "suspected" Communists, leading ultimately to the overthrow of leftist President Sukarno. Other targets of the murders were members of the Gerwani women’s movement, trade unionists, ethnic Javanese Abangan, ethnic Chinese, atheists, teachers, students, and alleged leftists in general. The U.S. embassy provided the death squads with the names of suspected “communists.” Intelligence agencies from the U.S., U.K., and Australia provided anti-communist propaganda, as well as military and logistical aid. Overall, the genocide (1965-1966) led to 500,000 to 1.2 million civilian deaths and 1.5 million imprisoned. A top-secret CIA report from 1968 called the massacres "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century, along with the Soviet purges of the 1930s, the Nazi mass murders, and the Maoist bloodbath of the early 1950s." Nevertheless, Western media either downplayed the events, or celebrated them. Suharto remained in power until 1998, continuing to imprison, torture and slaughter workers and civilians. He also presided over the East Timor Genocide of up to 300,000 people in the 1970’s.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Suharto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ColdWar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#communism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anticommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#anticommunism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#torture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastTimor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EastTimor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathSquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DeathSquads</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cia</a>

DoomsdaysCWLawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fascism</a>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Historian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Historian</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawrenceBritt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LawrenceBritt</a> studied the fascist regimes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hitler</a> (Germany), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mussolini" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mussolini</a> (Italy), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Franco" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Franco</a> (Spain), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Suharto</a> (Indonesia), and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pinochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pinochet</a> (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.1. Powerful and Continuing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Nationalism</a> Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/patriotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#patriotic</a> mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flags" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Flags</a> are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners.3. Identification of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Enemies</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scapegoats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Scapegoats</a> as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#racial</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethnic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ethnic</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#religious</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#minorities</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#liberals</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#communists</a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#socialists</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#terrorists</a>… 4. Supremacy of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Military</a> Even when there are widespread <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#domestic</a> problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.5. Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sexism</a> The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gender</a> roles are made more rigid. Opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#abortion</a> is high, as is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#homophobia</a> and anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gay</a> legislation.6. Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MassMedia</a> Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#censorship</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#secrecy</a> especially in war time, are very common. 7. Obsession with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NationalSecurity</a> Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.8. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Religion</a> and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.9. Protection of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Corporate</a> Power The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#industrial</a> and business <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#aristocracy</a> of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.10. Suppression of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Labor</a> Power Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#unions</a> are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Intellectuals</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Arts</a> Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HigherEducation</a> and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#academics</a> to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.12. Obsession with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Crime</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Punishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Punishment</a> Under fascist regimes, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#police</a> are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CivilLiberties</a> in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.13. Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cronyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Cronyism</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Corruption</a> Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.14. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FraudulentElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FraudulentElections</a> Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmearCampaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SmearCampaigns</a> against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#voting</a> numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."<a href="https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Histodon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RabidRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RabidRight</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Antifa</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Antifascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Putin</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Russia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History March 12, 1967: Suharto took power from Sukarno in Indonesia. He ruled Indonesia as an authoritarian, kleptocratic dictator for 31 years. During that time, he amassed a fortune worth $38 billion. He rose to power under Sukarno during the 1965-1966 genocide. During that ostensibly anti-Communist purge, Suharto’s troops murdered up to 1.0 million communists, labor activists, peasants and ethnic minorities. In 1974, the Suharto regime, with approval of U.S. president Gerald Ford, invaded East Timor, killing over 200,000 Timorese. Another 75,000-200,000 died from starvation and disease.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastTimor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EastTimor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#massacre</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeathSquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DeathSquads</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Suharto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Suharto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sukarno" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sukarno</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#dictator</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#communist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#union</a>

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