Both fascism and communism are totalitarian ideologies that seek to create a centralized and powerful state, often suppressing individual freedoms and dissent. They also share a disdain for liberal democracy and capitalism, promoting their own versions of collective identity and purpose. However, a key difference lies in their economic systems: fascism supports a mixed economy with private ownership under state control, while communism advocates for the abolition of private property in favor of common ownership. Additionally, fascism often emphasizes nationalism and racial superiority, whereas communism focuses on class struggle and international solidarity.
Communism: a classless stateless society based on common ownership and production for use. Fascism: an authoritarian variety of capitalism, with wages system, production for sale and no democratic rights.
Well, for one thing, communism supports the lower class and redistributes (money, land, etc.) in order to create an equal playing ground for everyone. Fascism is more supportive of the middle class and didn't take and redistribute land. Fascists also tried to get rid of "undesirables." You might even say that both have come to fairly disastrous ends.
Fascism supports private enterprise. A+
Communism. This is one reason Britain appeased Germany in the 1930s. Britain would have preferred fascism over communism.
Socialism is a less restrictive form of Communism. While socialism is communist based, it can fall under various forms of fascism. In fact, Hitler's original party was based on National Socialism.
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Communism and fascism are both authoritarian political ideologies, but they differ fundamentally in their goals and ideologies. Communism advocates for a classless society where the means of production are owned collectively, aiming for egalitarianism and the abolition of private property. In contrast, fascism emphasizes nationalism, often promoting a hierarchical society based on race or ethnicity, and supports a strong, centralized government led by a dictatorial leader. While communism seeks to eliminate class distinctions, fascism seeks to strengthen national identity and unity, often at the expense of individual rights and freedoms.
Both fascism and communism in the 1930s sought to establish totalitarian states that suppressed individual freedoms and dissent in favor of a collective ideology. Each system promoted a strong, centralized government led by a single party, aiming to mobilize society for a unified purpose—whether it was the supremacy of the nation in fascism or the establishment of a classless society in communism. Additionally, both ideologies employed propaganda, censorship, and state violence to maintain control and eliminate opposition. Despite their ideological differences, they shared methods of authoritarian governance and a rejection of liberal democracy.
fascism
Actually, Fascism (at least the Nazi Germany version) was basically Communism without the idea of Nationalism. Hitler revered the Communist philosophy, he just believed Fascism was better because it described ones primary loyalty to the state.
Fascism and Communism. Michael Montagne
Fascism and or communism