There is a lot of confusion about what fascism actually is, the confusion arising because Democrats and various celebrities tend to call anyone they disagree with a fascist. There are three types of collectivist economic systems: in fascism the government controls the major means of production, in socialism the government takes ownership of the means of production, and in communism the government owns everything. Mussolini instituted fascism in Italy during the late 1920's and FDR tried to institute it in the US, but his efforts were thwarted by the Supreme Court. It is unlikely that the Supreme Court will now stop Obama is his attempt at fascism. (I think Obama would prefer communism, but he realizes that even the Democrats would not go along with that. But the Democrats really like fascism. It starts with Corporatism, a sort of crony capitalism that Democrats really like. That is why rent-seekers like Hedge fund operators and financial institutions like AIG donate their money to the Democrats. Here is a discussion about the history of fascism and the actions of Bush and now Obama that have us on the road to serfdom.