I promised Sa2 that I would post a table that lays out basic differences between fascism and communism. Nazi Germany under Hitler and Italy under Mussolini were both fascist. The Soviet Union was communist, as is the People’s Republic of China today. Both systems are authoritarian and strip away individual freedoms, free institutions, have secret police that attempt to control society – but they are based in different ideas.
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Communism
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Fascism
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extremely nationalistic
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appeals to workers
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appeals to the middle class
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seeks international
revolution
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works to prevent revolution
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promises classless society
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promises to preserve
existing social classes
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critical of the past
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glorifies certain aspects
of the past
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critical of private
ownership
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defends ownership of private
property
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