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Umm, no. Fascism is marked by the cult of personality centered around a leader, not necessarily by autocratic rule executed by a single individual. Fascism works just as well with a federal-style government as it does with individual rule by fiat. Fascism is primarily a social phenomenon which reaches governmental levels when certain popular fascist figures are elevated to office by the public. It's relatively rare for fascism to emerge by way of violent revolution or coup.

I don't recall seeing the circumstances of Bush's election mentioned in this thread. You're awfully quick to defend it, though, even when it's not under attack. Why is that? Your point that Bush is not a dictator is certainly true, but irrelevant given my previous point.

I don't see any of those here on this particular thread. But the Nazi references currently making the rounds among members of the Democratic base are perhaps in response to the equally snide and disturbing characterizations of liberals as "commies" emanating from the Right. Neither is a rational example of political discourse. This thread, however, is drawing concrete comparisons between current political climates and the benchmark definitions of fascism. There's a big difference.

It's a reference to the poison which Ms. Coulter injects into the political dialogue. You have a different opinion?

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