No, not if the ruler is truly smarter and more enlightened than the population....take for example, the USA
i don't really believe in evil, so i'll have to say no. i believe in balance in all things. so while i find fascism annoying, and constant complaints about it annoying, i do not consider it or it's enemies evil.
No, not at all, even with the general defination of evil, fascism is just another form of government, resmbling the US with its state division. People may percieve it as evil since it is often confused with the Nazi movement, which is considered "evil" by many people, and rightfully so.
No, it doesn't work so it's incredible dumb. (You just can't be incredibly dumb and evil at the same time.) That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.