The vast majority of Americans are unwitting fash sympathizers. They would never get off their ass to actually fight the left.

The ratio isn't a million to one, but we are outnumbered vs. dedicated right wingers that would choose violence. Most US lefties are chauvinist libs that want socialized healthcare, they're not up for any kind of fight.

This is why it's important to agitate and educate towards principled socialism that is aware of the past. Operation Gladio, the genocide of communists in Indonesia, and normalization of Nazi paramilitaries in Ukraine are useful lessons in what happens when leftists are outnumbered / outgunned, when they do not adapt well enough to changing conditions. As conditions deteriorate, we need to be sure we are in parties that take active and realistic assessments of the current situation, make reasonable predictions, and operate safely.