I am 1/3 of the way through Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism and am enjoying it immensely. I recently read Hunter’s To Change the World and am finding Goldberg’s book a nice complement.
Goldberg’s defines fascism this way on page 23:
“Fascism is a religion of the state. It assumes the organic unity of the body politic and longs for a national leader attuned to the will of the people. It is totalitarian in that it views everything as political and holds that any action by the state is justified to achieve the common good. It takes responsibility for all aspects of life, including our health and well-being, and seeks to impose uniformity of thought and action, whether by force or through regulation and social pressure. Everything, including economy and religion, must be aligned with its objectives. Any rival identity is part of the “problem” and therefore defined as the enemy. I will argue that contemporary American liberalism embodies all of these aspects of fascism.”
I would argue American conservatism embodies the same! Speak of the wickedness of US military intervention or military worship among this group? One would be put to death by stoning.