Many men and women are prone to being dominated and controlled by others. Their insecurities demand simple ideologies and a found family to stand by them. It makes them susceptible to manipulation.
Men have been targetted because fascism requires bullies to intimidate the people and maintain the power of the state. However woman also play an important role as informers, cheerleaders and domestic slaves. Remember it is subservience all the way down. Women might be subservient to their men but the men are all subservient to their leaders. Freedom of thought or action can not be tolerated.
The susceptible people exist. Networks exist to target then. Rich and powerful people exist. It's inevitable that these things would come together. What isn't inevitable is that the rest of us would welcome them in without resistance. That part is fucking weird.