My only explanation is that a certain segment of voters is willing to overlook them if they consolidate power in their ideological favor. Party control at all c

My only explanation is that a certain segment of voters is willing to overlook them if they consolidate power in their ideological favor. Party control at all costs, and the more control the better. I really don't understand how the current political situation in the US, broadly speaking, could be described as anything but fascist or at least protofascist. I know that term is used glibly, but the concentration of power in a single party, to such an extreme, and with such little respect for diversity (even majority) of opinion, or appropriate process or ethical behavior, seems unprecedented to me. I can't imagine those in control not using their power to extend it indefinitely either, as long as it meets the letter of the law. To me it seems some line was already crossed a couple of years ago, and now we've seen the safety checks catastrophically fail. I think that's what makes me so nervous--it's not just the unchecked power, but how they arrived at it and their demonstrated lack of ability to compromise or cede.