Fascism resembles modern American liberalism much more than its conservatism.
Fascism, in its Nazi or Italian form, is the belief in the nation state as a brotherhood of man, with "man" being the people of the dominant culture/race. Those people enjoy generous social benefits, universal healthcare, massive education investment, strong government oversight and investment in physical and social infrastructure to ensure fairness and equality of opportunity. Free enterprise is allowed, but only when conducted with proper values, and businesses deemed parasitic or exploitative are nationalized by the government.
Obviously not all these ideals were lived up to by Italy and Germany, and nazis were immensely corrupt, but fascist countries were very well run especially compared to their pre-war predecessors.
Compare this to conservative America which earnestly believes, not in the free market, but in the unfettered power of corporate syndicates, with its politicians mostly concerned with looting lower and middle class wealth and opportunity to make life easier for billionaires.
Honestly it's an insult to fascism.
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