I'm sure its been noted but I wanted to call to attention the Wikipedia definition for Fascism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by …

Just had a little warrior try to use that definition while refusing to even respond to these definitions!

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fascism

fascism[ fash-iz-uhm ]SHOW IPA

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

(sometimes initial capital letter) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.

(initial capital letter) a political movement that employs the principles and methods of fascism, especially the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism

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fas·​cism | \ ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi- \

Definition of fascism

1often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control

early instances of army fascism and brutality

— J. W. Aldridge