But while courts and constitutional freedoms exist, while Chomsky is still allowed to publish his ideas about the nature of fascism and the possibility of America succumbing to it, the beast has not yet fully emerged. With so many ignorant of the possibility, and so many others happy in their ability to consume conspicuously, it could be argued that it's just a matter of time.
They've still got Guantanamo and executive death squads. Warmongering plutocrats in Warshington are still threatening other nations with military attack. They are still operating outside of international law. And the domestic spying apparatus is far more invasive of privacy than the East German STASI ever dreamed of doing.
The USSA has been a fascist rogue superpower for a long time. Today it's a dangerous and lawless nuclear-armed superpower in decline.