Do you know the difference between socialism and fascism?

Question

Fascism rejects the liberal doctrines of individual autonomy and rights, political pluralism, and representative government, yet it advocates broad popular participation in politics and may use parliamentary channels in its drive to power. Its vision of a "new order" clashes with the conservative attachment to tradition-based institutions and hierarchies, yet fascism often romanticizes the past as inspiration for national rebirth.

"Many conservatives insist that the Nazis were an example of a 'socialist' government as part of their effort to discredit socialism and leftist policies in general. This is rather like using the example of East Germany, the German Democratic Republic, to discredit democracy: it demonstrates the speaker's inability to comprehend reality."
Fascism is not a form of socialism.

It's amazing how many people think that fascism is a form of the socialized ideology.
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Wormwar, in response to your answer read this....
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Answer 1

Yes, I know the difference and obviously you do, too, but there are a few prominent Conservative talk show hosts who deliberately confuse their poor listeners. These guys aren't smart enough to research the topic on their own, so they believe the lies that they are told.

A certain amount of confusion is warranted, because both Fascism and Communism are totalitarian ideologies, but not all totalitarian ideologies are the same. Is a Muslim theocracy the same as Socialism? Of course not! But some people are so clueless that they would claim this to be so.

Thankfully, these people have no power or authority to set policy and most of them are just poor, dumb and uneducated, so you don't really have to worry about them, just pity them for wallowing in their own ignorance.

Answer 2

You're right. Just look at the people who don't fully understand fascism and continue spreading fascist propaganda. I wish they could wake up and wipe the sleep from their eyes to see it. Why do they always compare it to Nazi Germany for heavens sake this is 2007 in America and of course the American neo-cons have their own special brand of fascism.
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Answer 3

Socialism is a broad array of ideologies and political movements with the goal of a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community for the purposes of increasing social and economic equality and cooperation.

Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and social interests subordinate to the interests of the state or party. Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, racial, and religious attributes.

Answer 4

The Nazis were socialists. That is a fact.

Try again.

the Nazis were ardent socialists like today's U.S. liberals. They believed in free health care and guaranteed jobs. They confiscated inherited wealth and spent vast sums on public education. They purged the church from public policy, promoted a new form of pagan spirituality, and inserted the authority of the state into every nook and cranny of daily life. The Nazis declared war on smoking, supported abortion, euthanasia, and gun control. They loathed the free market, provided generous pensions for the elderly, and maintained a strict racial quota system in their universities—where campus speech codes were all the rage. The Nazis led the world in organic farming and alternative medicine. Hitler was a strict vegetarian, and Himmler was an animal rights activist.

Mussolini was also a socialist.
Expelled by the Austrians, he became the editor at Forli of a socialist newspaper, La Lotta di Classe (The Class Struggle ). His early enthusiasm for Karl Marx was modified by a mixture of ideas from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the revolutionary doctrines of Auguste Blanqui, and the syndicalism of Georges Sorel. In 1910, Mussolini became secretary of the local Socialist party at Forli.

Fascism is a leftist movement. FACT.

Answer 5

Fascist are those who believe those who have a lot of wealth and power should have more by virtue of their natural superiority. Socialists believe these should be more equally distributed with common ownership of the means of production. These are polar opposites.

Answer 6

I've never seen a larger group, all in one place, that cry out for a dictionary!! I hope santa brought one to alot of people on here!

Answer 7

fascism has many faces

even socialism can be fascism
like any other doctrines
and i agree fascism is not a form of socialism