Under the pressures of real economic hardship, the fascist believes the problem can be solved by getting rid of some undesirable group.

[…] Violence from the bottom up is never to be tolerated. Violence from the top down is seen as equivalent to justice. The state is the source of what is right and wrong, so it is impossible for their actions to be condemned.

— Karma Bennett, What Is Fascism? A Detailed Guide to a Dangerous Philosophy, Subversas, 2017 (via)