At least, for our generation. Things like Waco and Heaven's Gate likely did it for our parents.
Fuck, we really are doomed to make the same mistakes as the last generation, aren't we?
Not necessarily. Waco and Heaven's Gate cost a lotta lives. Bullshit like this may cost a few, but those would be indirect losses. If the trend continues, then we'd prolly see a complete loss of...most of this kind of fuckery by the time we're grandparents. It'll be a long time, sure, but we're learning. Sometimes, unfortunately, it just takes time.
So....Basically these people are fascist nerds?
Not exactly. Fascism is populist, this isn't. They're also opposed to fascism for other reasons; namely, the fact that it's a system they call "demotist", a term they use to describe somebody who rules in the name of the people.
However, the system they want would most likely be very authoritarian.
Exactly, they're not fascists. Fascists at least
try to come off like they care about someone other than themselves. These people are just plain old feudalists, while not having the self-awareness to realize that, in a truly feudal society, they'd more than likely be serfs like the rest of us.