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I'll be quoting from the Merriam Webster dictionary.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism#did-you-know
fascist is based on the Italian word, "fascio", which means ,"to bundle".
ever bundled one thing?
second, it was made popular in the modern lexicon by Mussolini. it was used to describe a political movement.
however, its origin goes back even further.
that last sentence is important. members of that group could be called "fascist" because they were acting under the political coalition.
so tell me, what political coalition is OP acting under?
actually now that I'm thinking about it, it's conceivable that someone acting under Trumps MAGA could be identified as fascist because of the "MAGA" coalition of people. it's a political coalition, united people obedient to the "state", hmmmm.
what's the name of Harris' equivalent to MAGA? I can't remember, can you help me out here?
Exactly so absolutely in no way are those people all not fascists, which is what you said and people react to