Socialism v. Fascism

Dear Right-Wingers,

I would like to take this time to help you with some information you may find useful; the difference in socialism and fascism. Here are the exact definition:

Socialism - A political and economic theory of that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Fascism - 1. An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

2. (in general use) Extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice

Now that we know what we're talking about, we can take a more in depth view on the differences.

Socialism v. Fascism: Fascism is authoritarian and totalitarian, which isn't always reflected in socialism. It is true that fascism has some socialistic ideas, but to call them socialist is just naive. The main reason for this is fascists governments economy aren't entirely always entirely socialist. In many cases, they are anti-socialist because they thought socialism to be anti-property. Furthermore, socialism in general, likes the idea of a global community, where as fascism is incredibly nationalistic which can be seen in NAZI Germany as a prime example. Lastly, fascism is anti-democratic. Without redefining it's standards, there is no way for fascism to incorporate democracy. Socialism, on the other hand, quite often is democratic and has been proven to work as such.

ASIDE REGARDING NAZISM - Lets say I hand you an orange and I say to you "This is an apple!" So you look at it, you smell it, you taste it, and you realize it's an orange. Your rebuttal? "Clearly, this is an orange! It looks, smells, and tastes like an orange, therefore it is an orange." I quickly inform you that the company that produced it is now calling them apples, but you know that an orange, by any other name, is still an orange. This is exactly what happened with nazism. They called themselves the National Socialist Party in order to attract voters who were scared of capitalistic democracy at that time. But, if you acted like a fascist, looked like a fascist, smelled like a fascist (I could imagine it's a lot like hair oil and after shave), then you are a fascists. A fascist by any other name, is still a fascist.

The moral of the story? Musolini, Franco, and Hitler are NOT socialists, so when I say "I am socialist," do not assume I promote their form of government. Kay thanks bye.

~Seth