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Was Mussolini a communist

Updated: 10/19/2022
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No. He was a Fascist, which has similar ideologies with Nazi Germany. The Italians hated the Communists and feared them taking over their country.

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John Doherty

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Fascism is a left wing ideology that supports total government, Communism, in other words. So technically, Mussolini was a left wing dictator. As for Italians hating Communists, they have consistently voted in alt-left governments.
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Ed In North Texas

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John is correct. When I was stationed in Italy in 1965 the local electric union was dominated by Communists. When we entered the VietNam war, they cut off the power to the US post at Vicenza in solidarity with their North Vietnam brothers.

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