A thing that gets missed in fascism discussions sometimes is that fascism is by design unevenly applied. There must always be doubt whether a rule applies or not, must always be doubt whether a new draconian law is feasible, must always be a doubt whether your routine trip to the government office will be successful, a failure, or land you in jail or the gallows.
When the rules are inconsistent, power decides, and that's all fascism wants, is power. The fascists love to have folks beg them to make an exception, love to be told they're kind and generous when they bend their own laws to let someone live. They adore hearing people be met with skepticism when they tell their friends how awful an experience was, and their friends say "Well, it wasn't that awful for me."
Don't expect efficiency or competence when dealing with a fascist government. It will NOT get better as the fascists settle in. The disparities are baked in, they're a feature not a bug.
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