Fascism is a well defined political ideology that doesn't just boil down to authority = good, though. It's like if people equated having a strong head of state

Fascism is a well defined political ideology that doesn't just boil down to authority = good, though. It's like if people equated having a strong head of state with monarchism. In doing so you throw away 95% of the ideology, and use it as a synonym for a much simpler idea.