How close is the US to fascism?

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4. The scary thing is there are so many to choose from watching the far right's rhetoric

George Soros could easily become some sort of Goldstein style character and everyone and everything that is involved with him or perceived to be involved with him could become "the enemy".

Muslim Americans.

GLBTQ Americans. Transphobia has taken a real sharp and disturbing turn as of late.

Minorities, people who are a part of black lives matter.

A vague "deep state".

Immigrants... refugees.

College educated people.

And of course, liberals.

I agree with you that it is about a 7, I think though that if they focused on just one scapegoat, organized all their paranoia around that one group, it would elevate to 10 outright.