Fear of spread of Communism...why not of Facism?

Question

Throughout history people have feared the spred of Communism...why is it that Facism has not been seen in the same way? Are they both as dangerous as each other in extreme circumstances?

Answer 1

I don't particularly understand why anyone should fear either, really. But you should realize that both are actually fairly recent terms, historically speaking.

It was believed by some social revolutionaries back in the early 1900's that economics drove most political changes. Marx, among others, decided that once the working man was freed in one spot, then the new governement (socialism) would spread throughout the world in a massive revolution. But when Russia overthrew the Tsars, they found that this didn't quite happen. So they made up a new word to describe their interim state - communist. As we all know... whatever it was, it's wasn't that for long... Stalin soon transformed it into the worst kind of autocracy.

Even if you generalize some of the ideas of socialism such as, "hey, let's all share stuff and make sure everyone gets at least a minimum of what they need," you'll find that these ideas are far from universally hated. Many still get broad public support, even in America (take welfare or a national health care system, for example).

Fascism, too, was a termed invented to describe the kind of government that was already in place, though in this case it was Italy in WW2. Since then, the term has been flung around to mean anything from 'a system where everyone agrees to a single strict code (and everyone who doesn't gets in big trouble)' to something essentially synonymous with tyranny. If you want a good recent example of the former, just take a look at America after 9/11... some prominent politicians called for closing universities because students there protested a retaliatory smackdown, news channels simply stopped reporting on anything but the official story, and random citizens committed frequent acts of violence on anyone percieved to be too close to the 'enemy'. It could have been worse, but it was very un-like the ideal version of democracy that is sometimes held up.

I think people who fear communists and fascists instead fear the things that organizations who claim such systems sometimes do. After all, if you are associated with cold war Russia or the nazis, it's going to be difficult to come out in a good light (at least in America). But I don't think anyone objects, for example, to CHARITIES that essentially have communist features (redistributing wealth to the needy) or fascist ones (everyone in the organization gets together and ardently volunteers to help others). Which is exactly the point. It's not really what you believe that matters, but what you DO!

If you are looking for a catch-all term for historically bad people, I would recommend 'tyrant' or 'despot'. A tyrant may exist in just about any political system, and unless you're his pal you probably don't want him around.

Answer 2

Fear is an emotion. It does now not belong in politics. Liberals and democrats will have to now not unfold worry both. It will have to be approximately what is truly and the reality. People will have to call for it. How else are you able to kind proper critiques and ideals? People have turn out to be rather susceptible.

Answer 3

People have taken more to Communism. Facism is usually enforced by force, so it is usually spread by war, I believe.

Answer 4

Fascism was never one single world wide philosophy. It is based on Nationalism so by definition it is not exportable. Whereas Communism is an internationalist movement that never respected boundaries and is based on class warfare.