When does that happen? Ok, a death happened in training, acidental, but that happens in all dangerous training.
What fascism?
There isn't even close to enough details to say that.
Were they willing to beat their women? Were they willing to exclude anybody who isn't a mormon? Honestly, we don't know anything about them.
Have you even seen the movie?
Dude, either you haven't watched the actual movie or your understanding of it is very, very poor.
1. The actual Klendathu Invasion. They literally just tried to
Imperial Guard the entire planet with infantry dropships. This wasn't a case of the "Normandy Beaches" where they
had to send in infantry first, it was their
first choice. Even against an enemy seen to be nothing but insects, this is just callous. And stupid.
Luckily they began to use their brains a little more later, such as the strategy of clearing out planets one-by-one in the KQZ with actual tactics and air support, and the strategies of capturing the Brain itself.
2. Whiskey Outpost. They suspected there might be a Brain Bug on Planet P, yet
they basically sacrificed Razak's Roughnecks (later Rico's Roughnecks)
just to confirm their suspicions. Carl even admits this, basically saying "I'm sorry this was your unit; this mission had a very low survival-rate" and justified it with a "we're in it for the species" speech. They
knew, dude.
3. Razak himself shooting one of his troopers instead of the Hopper. Yes, it can be argued that he was mercy killing the trooper who was being torn apart (which I agree with), but the fact he did it after literally a second to consider whether the trooper was worth saving by killing the Hopper and expected (and had it done) the same mercy to be given to him? It says something about the MI and their priorities. At a stretch, you could even say they see themselves as disposable cogs in the machine, which is backed up by the constant propaganda to get more bodies in the MI and Fleet.
Also, let's not forget the end where Rico, Ace, and Carmen are used as tools to encourage the next crop of bodies for the "meat grinder" -- "Service guarantees citizenship!"
4. It's heavily implied that unless you're a citizen in the film (having served in the MI or Fleet), you're a second class, well, citizen. You can't even have children, can't vote, and many after-career jobs are blocked from you (shower scene, the classroom scene early on in the movie, et cetera). If you're a civilian? Well, tough shit; enjoy being the ignored underclass unless you're rich (Rico's parents) enough to basically coast through life without the "responsibilities" of being a citizen (which is still frowned upon, given Dizzy's reaction in training when Rico tries to quit). Again, this is indicative of the cultural attitude that you're looked on as being a parasite if you're not a citizen.
5. Dude,
the entire Federation is a fucking parody of a fascist and hyper-militaristic state! The classroom scene even goes on about the "collapse of Democracy" and basically hyping up their current, militaristic government as being superior!
The film was so good at it that people actually thought, and some still think, that the film was
pro-fascism! facepalm
Also, just look at the uniforms; the creatives behind the film have said that they based the designs on Nazi Germany's uniforms, and this is even more blatant with the uniforms of the higher ups, like those in command and intelligence (such as Carl and his not-SS).
6. Hell, the propaganda alone for the civilians/citizens on Earth is a perfect example: I'm pretty sure those "Mormon Extremists" were just regular Mormons who were trying to live away from the Federation, and they were so desperate to do it they tried their luck in the AQZ.
Edit: Or were they just normal Mormons labeled as being "extremists" because they're persecuted by the State for just being non-conformist?
There are many reasons why people think the asteroid which struck Earth was a false flag --
It'd be perfectly in character for the Federation to do this, since they have a Manifest Destiny approach to the galaxy (as seen in the Sky Marshal's speech).
There are many more examples I can't think of off the top of my head, but that's because I haven't seen the movie in years (aside from YouTube clips): The fact I can still remember all this pretty much shows how much of a poor understanding of the film you have.
So, yeah -- I'd confidently say the Federation is an anti-hero than an actual hero, regardless of the Arachnids' motivations and role.