Only Communists label people they don't like as a Fascist. A fascist has come to mean nothing more than someone that a Socialist Democrat can't beat at the poll station, or someone the press can't libel out of existence. I'm starting to think that was always the case. When I watch old Soviet Russian movies, they even label anyone they don't think is toeing the Communist line, as Fascists. It's a word to work a mob up into a frenzy to kill the person accused of being a fascist. While not realizing there's nothing in the world worse than being a Communist.
The only difference between a fascist and a commie is who they consider the be the workers. National Socialism considered managers included as "workers" (but not bankers and landlords) while the Soviet Socialist only considered the hands-on laborers as "workers." Fascism and Communism are identical in their use of a totalitarian state dictatorship with no allowed opposition, plus use of censorship and total control of media.
But Fascism has become a pejorative to assign to someone, or an authority. There isn't a Fascist movement which those called Fascists subscribe to. Where as Communism is very much an alive and well movement, with many global card carrying members.
Someone trying to be fascist today would attract Communist followers for sure. But Communists throw the word around frivolously toward people they don't like or agree with.
True, the commies always speak of world domination, but commie nations do fight among themselves, Soviets fought Communist China, Communist China fought Vietnam, and Vietnam fought Cambodia. Stalin even had the head of the Communist International (technically his superior) taken out and shot.
I'm starting to think that was always the case. When I watch old Soviet Russian movies, they even label anyone they don't think is toeing the Communist line, as Fascists. It's a word to work a mob up into a frenzy to kill the person accused of being a fascist. While not realizing there's nothing in the world worse than being a Communist.