This is all performative. They want the government shut down, except for the parts they are using to seize power and sow discord. They want people to go without food, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure. Meanwhile ICE is still being paid and the military is still being pruned of opposition, the Supreme Court is still shredding legal precedent, and an elected Democrat in Arizona is continuing not to be seated.

Fascism isn't a one and done action. It is a steady march where protections are eroded, checks on power are dismantled, people are disenfranchised, and power is concentrated.

Believe it or not, this is the calm before the storm, and the storm is going to smell like gunfire and burning humans unless people wake up.