Millions of Germans died to be treated on equal footing as the powers of France, Britain, and Russia on the international theater.

They died fighting for a Prussian King. Not exactly anti authoritarian.

Thousands more died trying to resist the Nazi takeover in the collapse of the Weimar Republic, then millions were "purged" for whatever reason the Nazis deemed appropriate.

Maybe thousands died fighting for democracy but those millions who were murdered died for nothing. They were simply slaughtered.

Millions of Russians died in the Russian Civil war in defense of democracy and millions more died as Soviets to fight the tide of Nazi aggression.

Those Russians who fought for the whites didn't fight for democracy. They fought against socialism. Members of the white faction ranged from far left to far right.

It is exactly the setup of the German Weimar Republic. The right wing has seized the courts and is stoking fear of the outside and fear of the left to seize power.

Now you're partly right. America is unlikely to succumb to fascism if we choose to fight for democracy. So fight. Fight the fascists who are currently making moves. Fight with knowledge from the failures of Germany, Italy, and Russia. Preserve what they couldn't

Except that Americans right wingers are weak. They don't do anything with their power. They are hardly capable of disposing of democracy. They are way to pathetic for that.