Yes it is fascism to decide that thousands of people and personal feelings and motivation where chosen to serve as practicing target for the war going on the spheres of power with the efforts of some to go from hierarchic to oligarchic and control the masses .
I've live under a fascist regime and I see all the symptoms now:
All of a sudden there a big manipulated crowd totally approving their own domination and that this is the big solution made in the name of the masses for the interest of some.
And they even want to spread the rumor that Steem is going up because of this "experiment" is being very successful. Give me a break but it's anecdotal.
I see some people happy of being "guinea pigs" and supporting it by conformism and fear.
As I say all the posts on Steemit should say "Please whales don't vote", otherwise you became a rat in cage to get electroshock in their feelings and motivation to produce content.
But in the end the voices against fascism will be accused of creating a bad image of Steemit outside.