Ok, but it’s not.

Agreed. That’s the interesting question to me. Why wasn’t it simply the decision between democracy and fascism?

Did people not see it in that perspective? Or did they see it that way but still choose fascism? Does that mean people don’t believe in democracy anymore? Or are they so convinced by propaganda that fascism is the only way to save us from an imaginary threat?

The reason matters because that determines what is needed to solve the problem.