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I do sympathize with that views like that somewhat. Especially since fascism and liberalism aren't opposites but complimentary aspects used within capitalism.
Then theres the fact that fascism can be a hard thing to pin down with a definition. Do we call Germany and Japan classic fascism and then the Pinochet dictatorship early neoliberal fascism? Where does fascism apply and when? Can fascism exist without mass politics? (If everyone in the US is pacified by so many consumerist options can they form the political mass necessary for Trump to create a real fascist movement like Nazi Germany?) Can we call what the US does abroad in colonial wars and interventions fascist? At what point are racial codes fascism? Fascism is not a structured ideology like communism so it's very slippery.
Some recommended reading I saw in the news mega is below. Had to skim for the highlights again but you might like it.
https://redsails.org/really-existing-fascism/