You can have authoritarian left and right governments. Trying to use 'fascist' like that is just going to confuse Val even more.
I was assuming that Val considered Fascism = Authoritarian.
Perhaps we need a modern definition of fascism.
I propose:
Fascism --
A system of governing which creates laws which you disagree with, or removes a law which you agreed with.
Can also be used as a degrading term for any political viewpoint or person which you disagree with.