1) Those arguing a counterpoint would ask about the Mandate of Heaven and the concept of the Roman Emperor as the living god, and whether or not that renders the entire concept of a "cult of personality" moot.

2) Er....this is totalitarianism at its core. Qin Shi Huang did all this in the 3rd Century BCE. What separates fascism from communism is the latter explicitly identifies itself with one faction of class warfare while the former rejects the concept altogether and substitutes its own.