Fascism is very, very real, and very much alive in the United States.
History teaches us that the nazis of Eastern Europe and Germany studied the UNITED STATES system of apartheid before they began burning Jews.
Fascism is essentially the merger of government and big, private industry interests, with a strong dose of authoritarianism added for good measure. This is literally what is happening in the USA right now. Trump's behavior and actions mimic those of Hitler. Mein Kampf was one of the few books the orange nazi is purported to have read.
You might want to research this organization: ALEC.
It is literally a right wing sponsored group, that, along with big business, has been writing laws in the U.S. for several years.
This is why all the gun laws have become much more lax over the past 10-20 years. If you compare the way the new laws are written, you will find that they are disturbingly similar. This is because they have literally been written by the same political organization AND big business.
Don't take my word. Look it up.
The idea that fascism is NOT on the rise in the USA is a right wing talking point.
This is what nazis do. Another item for research worth your while: Geobbel's Big Lie.
CNN talks about the Big Lie about a "stolen" election all the time. What they DO NOT mention is
the fact that the Big Lie concept was created and implemented, very successfully, by one of Hitler's
most notorious henchmen, Josef Goebbels.
Again, don't take my word. Look it up.