Maybe a reward . Maybe a playoff run but Stanley cup I don ' t know about that . <| sep |> Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism Wikipedia 2 A significant number of scholars agree that a fascist regime is foremost an authoritarian form of government , although not all authoritarian regimes are fascist . Authoritarianism is thus a defining characteristic , but most scholars will say that more distinguishing traits are needed to make an authoritarian regime fascist . According to most scholars of fascism , there are both left and right influences on fascism as a social movement , and fascism , especially once in power , has historically attacked communism , conservatism and liberalism , attracting support primarily from what in a classical sense is called the far right or extreme right . Merriam Websterwebster . comdictionaryfascism 1 a political philosophy , movement , or regime as that of the Fascisti that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader , severe economic and social regimentation , and forcible suppression of opposition and 2 a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control Fascists are authoritarian and nationalistic . Often racist and suppress opposing opinions . But , labels aside , even if Fascists weren ' t authoritarian , anyone who was authoritarian would still be bad !