Here’s where they stand on fascism:
- CLs: Ugh! Ugh! We believe in a tiny state and in maximizing freedom. Fascists glorify and increase the size of the state and use it to control every aspect of life in their country. It is the worst possible political system other than communism.
- CDs: We support the effort to bring back and enforce traditional values, but the cost in freedom isn’t worth it.
- PBPs: A fascist state has too much arbitrary control over business.
- Reactionaries: We’re split. Some of us believe our objectives can be accomplished through constitutional means, while others think the only way forward is to burn it down, give power to a despot, and return America to the 1950s. The second group is fascist; the first group is not.
And that, in a nutshell, is the fundamental difference between Trump and DeSantis voters. DeSantis voters want an illiberal democracy; Trump supporters are ready to go full fascist, as evidenced by January 6.