MAGA is fascist, but not in a bad way

This will focus on Mussolini's Doctrine of Fascism, as I do think fascism is more than Palingenetic ultranationalism defined by Griffin (but MAGA is that).

I do think MAGA ideology mirrors the Doctrine of Fascism.

"Anti-individualistic, the Fascist conception of life stresses the importance of the State and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide with those of the State, which stands for the conscience and the universal, will of man as a historic entity. It is opposed to classical liberalism which arose as a reaction to absolutism and exhausted its historical function when the State became the expression of the conscience and will of the people. Liberalism denied the State in the name of the individual; Fascism reasserts The rights of the State as expressing the real essence of the individual. And if liberty is to he the attribute of living men and not of abstract dummies invented by individualistic liberalism, then Fascism stands for liberty, and for the only liberty worth having, the liberty of the State and of the individual within the State. The Fascist conception of the State is all embracing; outside of it no human or spiritual values can exist, much less have value. Thus understood, Fascism, is totalitarian, and the Fascist State — a synthesis and a unit inclusive of all values — interprets, develops, and potentates the whole life of a people. "

I think a key aspect is "totalitarian" as "potentates" is the key aspect. MAGA is to guide all aspects of life to advance the state. Art (Trump appointing self to Kennedy center) news, the family, bearing the burden of economic hardship, business (companies must appease MAGA by appeasing Trump), etc.

"Fascism wants man to be active and to engage in action with all his energies; it wants him to be manfully aware of the difficulties besetting him and ready to face them. It conceives of life as a struggle in which it behooves a man to win for himself a really worthy place, first of all by fitting himself (physically, morally, intellectually) to become the implement required for winning it. As for the individual, so for the nation, and so for mankind. Hence the high value of culture in all its forms (artistic, religious, scientific) and the outstanding importance of education. Hence also the essential value of work, by which man subjugates nature and creates the human world (economic, political, ethical, and intellectual). "

I think there is a lack of a point in making America great again. It isn't that Trump accomplishes that and then we are free to pursue whatever enlightenment we seek. It seems the point is for MAGA to continue defining the value of man as advancing the MAGA state to continue to be great.

Sure, I think this is still bad. But fascism doesn't require racism, or war, or ethnicity. To the extent that you can have a fascism that is "good", this is probably closer to it.