Hey Bug,
I agree with you (to a point) about heading into a "fascist" state (and ATM the Dems are driving that bus @ 120mph towards it), but I think you may be referring to the European model of "right" and "left"... to the European "left" is Communism, to the european "right" is Fascism.... not much difference between the two, BOTH are (ultimately) about BIG government (Hitler said so himself). Its just different means to the same end, only the "tools" to get there differ.
IMO the USA "model" of left/right is MUCH different...
Left = "liberal" which USED to mean libertarian, aka less government intrusions into PERSONAL freedoms, a term that was co-opted by the progressive movement back in Wilson's day when their political fortunes were going down. The American "left" is in the pocket of big business (and vice-versa) as well... can you say GE, Goldman Sacks, and the newly built CCX out of Illinois that stands to make 10 TRILLION DOLLARS a year in profits, and guess who founded another company that owns 10% of that pie if the cap and tax bill gets passed... that's right our Democratic hero and champion of "the people"... Al Gore!! The left has been co-opted by extremists using certain "wedge issues" (simplistic examples) like abortion, welfare, class warfare, "gay" rights, etc.
The American "model" of the "right" is no better... corporate colusion, (Enron, S&L's, etc.) but its a perversion of the "conservative movement"... (simplistic examples) personal freedoms, self-reliance, stricter adherance to the original intent of the Constitution, etc.
The LOVE OF MONEY drives all of this (and we get to foot the bill), the "flag/banner" you march under is irrelevant. Corporatism, socialism, fascism, communism... its ALL slavery (and ultimately death) in the end, so what are WE CITIZENS going to do about it?
We will have to disagree on the parties, but not by much. Other than that I'm pretty much in agreement with what you say. The only politican I know of who has started to address this corporate take over in pressing terms, and the loss of government autonomy to resist this take over, is Ron Paul. I don't know if he is going to get any traction on that, as this isn't the fox news type of bs conservatism, it's the real thing. Real conservatism makes the money nervous.