>Is it fascism yet?
Oh please. You're still on the loose, aren't you?
There have been many worse times in US history. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. The Palmer raids were horrendous. The McCarthy era - which was much broader than old Joe himself - was horrendous. In many ways things were worse in 2002 and 2003 than they are today. Calling it fascism is a perverse form of self-aggrandizement.
Doug