Most conservatives can probably remember the first time they were called a Fascist by a tolerant, open-minded liberal. For me, it was Election Day 1980. I was in senior English class at Brookline High School, Brookline Massachusetts. At the end of the period, our teacher asked for a show of hands as to which candidate we would all support if we could vote. Out of a group of 20-plus students, most voted for John Anderson; the second biggest group opted for Jimmuh Carter and 3 of us, including me, preferred Ronald Reagan. (Of the other 2 Reaganites, one was a recent Jewish refugee from the Soviet Union and the other was the son of Lithuanian immigrants.) The bell rang and the fascist epithet was hissed at me as I made my way out the door. ....
Andrew Klavan explains on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWHgUE9AD4s
