I do believe the US is particularly vulnerable to fascism at this time, but the use of examples, such as an "authoritarian response" in the form of vaccines and an in and out group of vaccinated and unvaccinated is, to me, the opposite to those actual forces that represent an authoritarian state here. Donald Trump was clearly interested in absolute power and his downplaying of the virus is one reason the reaction from Democrats and the "Left" has swung in the opposite direction. So, I do not see a fascist threat from the Democrats at all, in general, and I find this analysis, therefore, confusing. If anything, the Republicans are now using the arguments you are here to paint the Dems as anti-democratic, anti-freedoms, etc. etc. in order to take power in a very undemocratic fashion, via fear and sowing distrust among our population. Bendell points to some facts about vaccines and etc. that are eye opening for me, but being unclear about the nature of the current GQP in the US seems both unwise and unhelpful. The Democrats and all of us could do better, I am sure, especially the media and etc. ... but we are confusing the issue when we insinuate they are becoming, somehow, fascist. The facist threat is real. It is certainly not coming from Joe Biden.