USA under presidency of a know-nothing, neo-fascist, racist, sexist, mobbed-up narcissist!!

[Peter Lemkin]

Fascism is hard to define with any one universally accepted definition. Mussellini is often credited with the first definition and his was 'corporatism - the uniting of the state and corporations'. I don't see that a state religion has to play in the definition - or in a system to be so defined. Hitler's 'religion' shifted over time and was mostly the strange archaic views of SS mysticism of the Thule Society and others like that. But even on that point, I take issue. While my own definition of fascism does not include a 'state religion' - other than that one must 'worship' the state and the power of the state and its figureheads, Trump has, in fact, stated without being explicit that Christianity and especially the Evangelical variety is most favored and all other religions of a lower cast, and Muslims are nearly the devil in his hymn book. Putin has clearly associated himself officially with the Orthodox Christian Church. What does define fascism, IMO, is rule of the wealthy and powerful [oligarchy], be they individuals or corporations; state propaganda rules supreme and there is an official orthodoxy of belief and all others are suppressed or crushed; militarism, masculinity at the expense of feminine values are glorified if not worshiped along with the police and security/intelligence apparat producing a militarized war-hungry police state with universal spying on the citizens; control by fear; withdrawal of all help for the needy and weaker members of society, no matter how defined, and in the extreme cases the killing of those defined as weaker; and the use of the 'outside other' as the scapegoat to have the disaffected masses cast their hate and unhappiness upon to deflect via the propaganda from the real and actual causes of their group and personal unhappiness. You might want to look at some books on the subject, such as Ur-fascism by Umberto Eco or look at this article 'Is Trump an Ur-Fascist?' https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/1...sm/502841/