We agree and disagree. I disagree that there isn’t a nickel’s worth of difference between the two. Look at China under Mao (communist economic model) vs. China today (fascist economic model). I agree that there isn’t a nickel’s worth of difference between the two morally or in terms of the freedom and rights of the citizen (the citizen has none). I think conceptually it’s worth discussing (not arguing about!) and have a general idea that if the blockheaded “useful fools” of the communists, if they would realize they are supporting fascism it might jolt them out of their slumber.
The problem we face there is that there has been 65 years of branding Nazism, and thus Fascism, as “right-wing”, and thus Republican, no matter how far from the truth that is.
I’m not saying what you suggest is not worth doing, it’s just that we face an uphill slog due to the way the Left has Orwellianly shaped the battlefield in the arena of public discourse and language. The “Republican = Nazi” Big Lie has been pushed for so long that many believe it, in contravention of all history.
Shifting focus slightly, this is why we must push back when the Left attempts to misuse language and push lies. It’s why Bush’s non-use of the Bully Pulpit was so disheartening and such a disaster for conservatives. He let his and our political enemies define him.