It was always the Germanic peoples ruling. He didn't set up Vichy government for the freedom of the French -- it was for Germany's benefit.
If you want to redefine a term into the opposite of how everyone -- including its originators -- define it, you're going to have a hard time. It's typically a leftist tactic, to argue by redefinition; it's interesting you propose conservatives try it.
@sneakypete @Suppressed :
Fascism is simply a political and economic system in which the means of production are in private hands (ownership) but the Government dictates what is made and when.
All the Totalitarianism involved is simply the means of imposing that system and enforcing it on people who otherwise would not put up with that shit. Whether "Communist", "Fascist", or what we have that passes for "Capitalism", Whatever you call it: "Democracy", a "Republic", an Oligarchy, or a Dictatorship (Military, political, or Monarchical) the more the Government is used as a force to impose the will of others on the producer, the more totalitarian the system becomes.
We have reached an age when that which in the past has failed to be instituted at the point of a bayonet will be clamored for because of the 'convenience' the technology represents, but the option of force remains for use against those who have the temerity to demand that they not only are "free" but have the right to assert that freedom in practice, even to the point of rejecting such technological convenience.
All that is required is sufficient information and the surveillance capabilities to bring the wrath of those who will decide what is or is not appropriate upon those who think they have Liberty. That is being gathered increasingly, and the ability to process and mine that data has increased far beyond the totalitarian wet dreams of those notable despots in history. Through credit card, 'savers clubs' and other forms of information gathering, your average daily caloric intake, and what sorts of foods can be estimated with reasonable accuracy. That accuracy will only matter to you, because control is the bottom line, and with control and state provision of health care, all you eat and do becomes a matter of public concern (after all "they" are paying for it).
With the clear ability of the powers that be to manipulate the emotions of the masses, something which will overwhelm logic and rationality every time, it will not take long to eliminate those enemies of the State who resist, and profile information gathered to date will just make them easier to track down.
In the meantime we are only told we have to celebrate unnatural activities which have led to the spread of a lethal disease, that tobacco is bad and Marijuana good (an argument I will not pursue here), and that we have to exercise to be "healthy" (and join the ranks of the
ten million people who suffer sports injuries in any given year).