I like the way your mind works, Sombra, you have seen through the veils of deception.
I have tried to get some American friends to see past the republican-democrat circus, and realise that it´s all a great show....but people do like this ust vs them game..
I guess it feeds their egos to think they are in some way with the best "team".
Yes, the US is and has been a fascist state for a long time..
the core of fascism has been identified by a norwegian guy, Harald Ofstad as the contempt of weakness...
He pointed out many years ago how people thought all was well as the nazis were defeated, but had no clue as to what really was the ground for a new-born fascist state.