Article about vital public service provided by anti-fascists like Grass (Germany) and Murakami (Japan)

Here's a thought-provoking and informative article about vital public service provided by anti-fascists like Grass (Germany), Murakami (Japan) etc.. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/grass-murakami-and-national-guilt/article7130902.ece. I do not know much about Murakami but here is a link where he talks of the need for Japan to apologize for its wartime invasions, http://www.afp.com/en/news/japan-must-apologise-wwii-until-it-forgiven-murakami.

The article refers to fascism and its dangers. But what exactly is fascism? I found these two sentences from wikipedia to make it quite clear, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism:

"Fascists view World War I as having made liberal democracy obsolete and regard total mobilization of society led by a totalitarian single-party state as necessary for a nation to be prepared for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties, such a totalitarian state is led by a strong leader as a dictator and a martial government composed of the members of the governing fascist party to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society. Fascism rejects assertions of violence automatically being negative in nature and views political violence, war, and imperialism as means that can achieve national rejuvenation."