Is the b**sh administration fascist?

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Poll question: Is the b**sh administration fascist?

In my view, their ideals, methods, and views line up with fascism. Yet I was informed by a poster in another thread that because they don't fit the following definition, they are not fascist:

fas·cism Audio pronunciation of "fascism" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fshzm)
n.

1. often Fascism
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fascism

Now, I could be wrong in thinking that a person or group can be fascist without that type of government being the prevailing one at this point in time. If so, please clue me in. I think it's correct to argue that one can be fascist without having the governmental structure in which to exercise that fascism, but I've been wrong before.

So what do you DUers think?

(And to the poster this was inspired by: this isn't a pissing match, but an attempt to clarify the prevailing view of the question and see how out of touch I may or may not be.)