I'm not worried about calling them Fascists because it upsets them, but because they are sufficiently different that it doesn't stick. It helps them get away with murder.

When it comes to having total control and surveillance over all that happens, at an individual level, the Fascists just weren't in the same league. And they controlled relatively weak and small countries, which could dream of dominating a continent. The USA holds the whole world in its hands.

And when it comes to a willingness to be ruthless, and willing to override any kind of restrictions, when it sees that as necessary, the US Government and its agencies have no lessons to learn from anyone.