I’m too tired to craft something anew, but would still like to reference a previous post (mine) on the “Fascism – are we or aren’t we” subject:
Also, another reference to Lawrence Britt’s 14 Characteristics of Fascism:
Like mass shooters, we always hear that “all the signs were there,” but those signs aren’t pathognomonic for a mass shooter – ie, maybe all mass shooters did the following five things before becoming mass shooters, but lots of kids also do those five things and never harm another soul.
Ditto Fascism, IMHO. But we ignore these characteristics at our peril.
And if your kid is pulling the wings off of flies and burning ants with a magnifying glass, get professional help.