module 4

The section on fascism talked mainly about how revolutionary the new ideology was. It rejected all the old ways of thinking and wants to complete eliminate things such as liberalism and feminism because to them. it made them weak and divided. The reason for the spark of the fascist movement was loss of faith after the first world war and the Russian revolution. In some places more than others, the movement became popular and had political influence. In Germany and Italy, the movement lasted and caused awful damage to the states. Benito Mussolini became a key character in the rise of fascism's popularity. He promised his people many social reforms and focused less on that and more on making sure the central state had the power and was keeping it. While changing many things, fascists looked back to the normal Italian life for cultural examples.  For example even though Mussolini was atheist, he embraced the Catholic culture. 
That being said, according to my internet search, fascism's ideology is characterized by nationalism, hierarchy, militarism, masculinity and a variety of other things. It is a form of political government in which there is a type of one party dictatorship. The goal of a fascist party is to prepare for conflict, therefore stress the need for a strong and brutal military. That along with responding to economic struggles is number one and the individual is always below the nation and typically race. 
After reading about fasciae and researching the topic, I think assuming that fascist tendencies in our country at least, is a reach. I think that making that argument would be very hard to support without stretching any truth. I think in order to really say that fascism is really apparent in our world, I would have to see a true dictator who had the ability to influence a majority of the people who are no longer supporting the current ideology. I think while there could be some arguments made that this is happening, there isn't a large enough group who agrees with one person that would make a big enough impact on the world we live in today.