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I am an anti fascist in training so I realized that in order to do this, I need to know what fascism is

A lot of people call different things fascism but they seem to have lots of differing traits so it is hard to tell what is actually fascism

One definition I found is:
1. Strong centralized state with dictator
2. Gov control of economy
3. UltraNationalism
4. Maybe racism or anti Semitic


My problem is that this seems to also describe USSR, which as we know was a successful experiment in improving the lives of the multitudes rapidly. They industrialized so fast, they achieved so much before CIA subversion took them down. Imagine if the KGB had targeted America back then, it would be over in a few mins. Perhaps the biggest mistake the soviets made was not engaging in espionage against their enemies, they were trying to do the honorable thing but unfortunately you can’t just sit there when a subversive imperial empire like the US ($amerikkka$) is hellbent on destroying you so that people will not recognize there is a way out of poverty in communism


So, to reiterate, I am curious if someone can help me identify the characteristics of a fascist state so that I can know what to fight against as an anti fascist