fas·cism
(făsh′ĭz′əm)
n.
1. oftenFascism
a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
Now there is a word that has been bandied about recently. It has become a catch-all phrase to describe any person or institution to be put down when the accuser doesn’t have an intelligent argument.

