We the people need to be saying it more. For years, many experts hesitated to label the political strategy as fascist — until January 6th and the events of the past six months laid bare its true nature. Even now, some still avoid the term, despite warnings from scholars like Robert Paxton, the preeminent authority on fascism, who confirmed after the Capitol insurrection that what we’re witnessing is, unequivocally, fascism. As Smit observes, fascism gains ground by normalizing extremism.