tom nichols thinks we're over reacting calling it fascism.

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40. I agree that they have meaning,

But the Christian Dominionists meet most academics definition of Fascist, however painful that is for us to admit.

The 20th century Fascists did approve of religion, the Italian Fascists and Falangists in Spain were both overtly and openly Pro Catholic. There was a Protestant minister who tried to meld his denomination into the Nazi movement. That failed primarily because much of the early Nazi support came from Bavaria which was heavily Catholic. If you want to say they don't allow diversity of religion that may be true, but again the Christian Dominionists don't seem particularly keen on other peoples religions either.

I'm not saying we should be lazy, and for years I advocated cautious use of rhetoric. But as early as 2003 the Christian Dominionists were saying and doing alarming things. the intervening 2 decades has done nothing to tone down their vitriol or the threats they are prepared to make. I don't care what you want to call them, but sadly the fascist label is as close as you'll get to something that conveys the threat and danger to a civil society that they pose.