It’s fascism… They want fascism. That’s the joke.

There’s no question there. It’s a statement. And the second part mirrors the conditions set forth in Umberto Eco’s Ur Fascism.

“lack of values and decadence” sounds like they’re afraid of themselves

One side is fearful while the other is merely worried. Does that feel like loaded language to anybody else or am I being paranoid about subconscious manipulation by the media?

“Charismatic”