There are some tenets of fascism that are actually defendable (fascism in its non-Nazi, non-racist format). Of course, the problem is that the fascism we know and which is popular in our culture is always represented in its ultra-racist, ultra-Nazi form. Yet, a predominant amount of the fascist governments that existed outside of National Socialist Germany did not adhere to the tenets of a "Master Race" or any racial theories whatsoever. Fascism in its original layout, was all about the state and nothing but the state, and demanded an adherence of devotion to it that borderlines on the religious (which is a flaw in its part). But no, fascism in itself is NOT evil, with the exception of its subgenres, like Nazism, which is. So, I think indeed it is legitimate to say that fascism is still debatable if it is evil or wrong or bad. Why not? It is fair game if we are to be open and consider other political/social theories like communism or anarchism is evil or bad. In the end, I can say fascism has its flaws but cannot be called evil in and of itself anymore than communism in and of itself can be called evil. Unless you mean that it is "bad" in the flawed sense in that politically speaking, it just does not work. But ethically/morally, that's rather problematic.