They want their taxes diminished to nothing, government expenditures limited to projects that will only benefit them, and any attempt to regulate their businesses to protect the worker, the consumer, the economy or the environment stopped immediately.

And in order to do this, they are willing to pander to religious fanatics, racists, and xenophobes and militarists. The stupidity is an act. They know perfectly well what they're doing, which is why they're doing paperwork, looking the other way and fiddling with their cell phones so they can pretend they don't see or hear the obvious.

You need a definition of fascism? We're looking at it. The cowardice is just the inevitable by-product.