In World War II the battlefields were distant. In this war, the battlefields are here. I'm reminded of that fact when I walk by military with M-16s nearly every day.
I recently heard an interesting analysis of fascists in a lecture by (I think) Hans Hoppe. He pointed out that the fascists of WWII were all soldiers in WWI, and were enamored of the idea of imposing military discipline on civilians in peace time. They adored the order and regimentation of the military, and despised the "chaos" of civilians pursuing a million different agendas in a million different ways.
I'm noticing the same sort of nonsense coming from "conservatives" lately. Scary.