@wiseguyeddie the alternative to pure democracy isn't fascism, though, and the Democratic party sure isn't in favor of pure democracy either.
Heck, Republicans have been opposing Biden's efforts to skirt democratic processes through executive action, going on the record to support more democratic ways of running the country.
Realistically, it's not all or nothing, democracy or fascism. For a country the size of the US there is a ton of middle ground to set up institutions that include expertise and civil servants to manage day to day operations.