ELI5: There is no universally agreed upon definition. Different scholars have offered different definitions and some gain more traction than others (especially on Reddit). In practice, it tends to be a “know it when I see it” situation.
The fact is, even when the self-described fascist governments of the 1930’s came together to form an international fascist conference, even *they* could not agree to a universal definition of fascism.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Montreux_Fascist_conference
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