I think that to apply the term "facist" to the US as a whole
country at this point is too general. There are facistic tendencies, however,when the Attorney General incarcerates 700 in Guantanamo without due process, this fits the specific definition. The US is also "socialist" because we have Social Security. The labels can
be carefully applied to specific actions but not to the country
as a whole. Hegemony is now national policy. But "facism" has to be applied in context.

I think it's fair to talk about specific actions and label them
accordingly as long as they are defined in context and not
generalized.

Frank