Marilyn Said:

Please explain the term fascism?

We Answered:

Fascism may contain all, some or most of the following.

Corporatism - co-opting employers and workers into the state
Leader principle, cult of personality based on a charismatic leader - Duce, Führer or Caudillo
Authority of leader supersedes the usual mechanisms of state
Anti-communism & anti-liberalism
Aggressive militarism - 'war is the only hygiene' (Marinetti)
Extreme nationalism (not necessarily racist nationalism)
Idea that their methods represent a 'higher' form of organisation than democracy, socialism or any other form of government.
Use of violence & threats to impose their views on society.
A reaction against the perceived 'ills' of the modern world.
A belief in the 'volk' or people as having some kind of innate mission that sets them apart from other countries.

Of course not all of these are present in all forms of fascism because fascism is not a consistent ideology - it is barely an ideology at all - just a loose collection of ideas.