Define: Fascism.

I see this word used all the time. If my history lessons were correct, I think the concept of fascism started in Italy and was named after an Italian word for wheat bundle or something like this --- there is some significance to this, I can't remember exactly ---- but I think fascism is marked by extreme nationalism, a worship of historical heroes (like Mussolini's adoration of the Ancient Roman empire, the Japanese worship of the Samurai, and the NAZI fascination with The Aryans and great Germanic heroes), the desire to reinstate such greatness --- The Third Reich, etc and an almost religious belief in the need to spread this philosophy through acquisition of land. But I really don't know where in the political spectrum it falls ---- left wing or right wing.

Anyway, fill in the gaps or redefine it as you see fit.

Justin