I'm stealing that analogy, thank you very much.
I'd generalize it a bit to say, fascism is the immune system of any system built on bad principles that's collapsing under the weight of its own internal contradictions. The obvious decay then creates a space psychos and grifters to pose as faux saviors and gain power by scamming people into something they pretend is a solution but is actually a death cult.
"MAKE A DEAL MELONI, MAKE A DEAL"