> As I said before, I agree with your main point that thus far the US
> business has no need for fascism yet, because it gets want it wants
> through liberal democratic means. I do not think, however, that this
> will continue indefinitely. The business class ambition of power grow
> exponentially with the past successes to get their way, but sooner or
> later they will be thwarted - by the ruling classes of other countries
> (China? India? United Europe?),
There aren't any irreconcilable contradictions between the US and other countries, whether on trade, investment or foreign policy issues. Who doesn't support the US War on Terror? Consider Russia, China, EU, Japan, India, Iran: They all support the War on Terror.
>a popular movement,
Popular movements are in decline, anti-imperialism as a mass phenomenon is almost dead, if Palestine is excluded.
>an environmental
> catastrophe, or perhaps a combination thereof. And when such a moment
> arrives, fascism may look like a desirable option to the US business
> elite.
You may be right, but there haven't been any examples of a _successful and victorious_fascist movement in countries with a long tradition of liberal democratic framework, e.g. Britain or France. OTOH, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain had very weak liberal democratic traditions. "Third World" fascism is, however, is a distinct possibility.
Ulhas