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When you definitely know what imperialism is
Gee, totally not what Russia is doing, my bad
/s
Using Britannica 's definition of Fascism is like using the Klan's definition of racism.
Here's the actual definition, which doesn't fit modern Russia at all, but does fit neatly onto the US and most of the EU.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/ch07.htm
Bonus excerpt of Lenin calling out Kautsky for doing exactly what you're doing with the definition: