1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism. He doesn't wear flag pins.
2. Disdain for the importance of human rights. Clearly supports human rights.
3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause.
Avoiding R propaganda and denouncing it.
4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism.
Clearly doesn't support it.
5. Rampant sexism. Beyond the simple fact that the political elite and the national culture were male-dominated, these regimes inevitably viewed women as second-class citizens. They were adamantly anti-abortion and also homophobic. These attitudes were usually codified in Draconian laws that enjoyed strong support by the orthodox religion of the country, thus lending the regime cover for its abuses.
6. A controlled mass media.
He strays from party lines all the time, that's why both the left hates him and the right. Sure his show is controlled by MSNBC/Comcast so I will agree on this point.
7. Obsession with national security.
Here he is questioning activities of the NSA, and showing IMO disapproval of their actions, and IMO the "covering up" of the actions by Congress.
8. Religion and ruling elite tied together.
Here is speaking out against the actions of one of the largest religions in the nation, and at the same time supporting women's rights by supporting abortion.
9. Power of corporations protected.
Calls buying a politician "absurd" clearly he doesn't support Citizens United, specifically calls our Koch's and Adelson.
10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated. Since organized labor was seen as the one power center that could challenge the political hegemony of the ruling elite and its corporate allies, it was inevitably crushed or made powerless. The poor formed an underclass, viewed with suspicion or outright contempt. Under some regimes, being poor was considered akin to a vice.
11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts. Intellectuals and the inherent freedom of ideas and expression associated with them were anathema to these regimes. Intellectual and academic freedom were considered subversive to national security and the patriotic ideal. Universities were tightly controlled; politically unreliable faculty harassed or eliminated. Unorthodox ideas or expressions of dissent were strongly attacked, silenced, or crushed. To these regimes, art and literature should serve the national interest or they had no right to exist.
12. Obsession with crime and punishment. Most of these regimes maintained Draconian systems of criminal justice with huge prison populations. The police were often glorified and had almost unchecked power, leading to rampant abuse. “Normal” and political crime were often merged into trumped-up criminal charges and sometimes used against political opponents of the regime. Fear, and hatred, of criminals or “traitors” was often promoted among the population as an excuse for more police power.
13. Rampant cronyism and corruption.
14. Fraudulent elections.
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