The three items you list -- anti-intellectualism and love of physical action; xenophobia and fear of subversion; national or tribal supremacism -- remind me of the Scotch-Irish, especially the lowland Scotch-Irish who've traded in their dulcimers, moonshine, and family feuds for NASCAR, OxyContin, and Christian Dominionism.
How does one convince a society, especially a very xenophobic society, to abandon characteristics that make it unusually vulnerable to fascism?
How does one convince a society, especially a very xenophobic society, to abandon characteristics that make it unusually vulnerable to fascism?