The idea exists
People created him
People keep him "alive"
By demonizing their neighbors and calling on him to persecute them
The root of fascism is FASCES, which is a Latin word that means; the collective power of government.
All gov't power is fascist by definition.
The symbol of fasces hangs on the wall of the US House of Representatives.
Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Fasces wrapped in laurel branches and carved oak wreathes on the rostrum draw on symbolism used during the Roman republic.
https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/House-Chamber/Rostrum/
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