The "exalts nation and often race above the individual" aspect is what takes this past ordinary authoritarianism. The "forcible suppression of opposition" is th

The "exalts nation and often race above the individual" aspect is what takes this past ordinary authoritarianism. The "forcible suppression of opposition" is the point of the article. It doesn't necessarily qualify in every aspect, but it's close enough to raise historical red flags. There are hints of those aspects, or equally unpleasant ones. If it were to be successful it would undoubtedly earn its own name, and future historians would be drawing comparisons and contrasts. For the moment, the term is useful in calling attention to it so that those negative outcomes are avoided.