We throw these words around so much that they start losing meaning...
Everything is "fascist" now: a boss, a law, a politician. If everything is fascist, then nothing is.
So what is fascism?
I'm not going to give you an academic lecture. You can find tons of references about the historical definition of fascism(s) by yourself.
I will give you my definition. The Grey Zone definition.
Fascism in the Grey Zone
Fascism is not an ideology. It is a technique of perception and power.
It does not live in books but in mechanisms that capture the real.
Fascism simplifies. It reduces complexity to slogans. It turns fear into obedience. It is not a vision of the future, but a machine for mobilization.
1. Ontology of ambiguity
Fascism thrives in the grey.