community rules: We do not platform fascists and refuse to engage in any form of debate with them on this platform. If you don't understand why engaging in debates with fascists is a terrible idea, go ask in one of the communities and/or use a search engine.
I do in fact not understand.
You're giving legitimacy when you're giving a fascist your time and consideration. If you're polite and patient with a fascist, that emboldens them and gives observers the impression that fascists aren't that bad.
You can debate whether an idea is fascist (to a point. You don't need to engage with something like Holocaust denialism ), but that's still kinda iffy.