Reply #6: ok, here's a rebuttal [View All]

[praeclarus]

First of all, it is a very good word but if you prefer
BushoFascism that's ok too.

Frankly, getting all hung up about a definition is a
waste of time. For one thing, languages evolve. It means
what people think it means. But this isn't even a case of
evolution of meaning.

Fascism was a negative term as well in the 1920's and 1930's just
as it remains today.

"The name comes from the Latin fasces – a bundle of rods with a projecting axe,
which was the symbol of authority in ancient Rome. The term was applied by
Mussolini to his movement after his rise to power in 1922. The Fascists were
viciously anti-Communist and anti- liberal and, once in power, relied on an
authoritarian state apparatus. They also used emotive slogans and old prejudices
(for example, against the Jews) to bolster the leader's strongman appeal. ..."

Yep, sounds just like USA in 2000s. So the word is good as stands.

No need to play the propaganda/marketing game here and use a "softer"
sounding word. What shall we call them rather? TotaloDictoFascistos? :)