Here is a good discussion about fascism. It has always been curious to me that liberals refer to the right as fascists because the two have so little in common. For example, fascists are collectivists who do not support individual liberty.

http://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/02/12/we-are-all-illiterates-now/2/

People often fail to recognize that equality and individual liberty are opposite sides of the coin. To achieve equality of outcome the state must necessarily restrict individual liberty. The United States was founded on a philosophy of allowing people "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Socialistic France had a philosphy of "Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality." Recently the United States has been moving toward equality of outcome, which has resulted in a loss of individual freedom, through government coercision and regulation. When Democrats talk about individual freedom, they focus on freedom to indulge in deviant sexual practices rather than economic freedom, for example, or even freedom of thought.