Mr. Bill Quick, Master of the Daily Pundit Region takes on a certain David Neiwert, Prince of Orcinus, on the topic of Fascism.

Sir Quick's words are in bold.

"One of the essential traits of fascism, you may recall, is the widespread belief that dissent is treason, 'dissent' being anything outside the official party line."

"I don't think this guy has a clue as to what fascism really is."

"a longtime (though now former) Republican from Idaho. I have had ample experience up close and personal with genuine fascists."

"Sorry, but if anybody thinks the idiocy of a bunch of backwoods survivalists has anything much to do with genuine fascism, they need to check a few other sources - like maybe history books or genuine experts in the field."

Then the Prince of Orcinus enters the Region's comments section to start a discussion that starts like this, "Actually, Mr. Quick, my primary experience is with the folks at the Aryan Nations. This expanded in later years to the militia movement. If you choose to believe that they are not genuinely fascist, that's your privilege, as is any kind of self-delusion. But it's still self-delusion."

"Secondarily, were you to spend even five minutes perusing the essay at the top of my blog, you'd see that I spend a great deal of time discussing the meaning and definition of fascism. I use genuine scholars, not half-assed observations from partisans, for the basis of the discussion."

"Not, however, that I expect you to bother investigating further. You have your beliefs, and by gawd you'll stick to them, I expect."

And the battle begins.

All the Rush fans will know by now who wins this one.