In a nutshell, fascism is corporate control of government. It's a feudal system, sans the hereditary factor. Regardless of what you call it or who the elite rulers are, it's still a form of "rule". The flaw in all these systems, from communism to fascism, is the use of government to control the populace & keep the elite rulers in charge. Why? Good ideas will stand on their own & defeat bad ideas over time, every time. If it has to be forced, it's probably a bad idea to start with.

What we're witnessing across the Levant is a popular uprising against tyranny. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether they're good guys or bad guys in the eyes of anybody. People want control of their own destiny, & they can't have it under any kind of autocracy. It's going to spread. It's going to be interesting when it hits Russia.