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Originally Posted by DanaC
That they shared some traits does not make them the same. Left and right often share characteristics; usually when the systems they inspire/institute are a response to similar economic or social problems and needs.
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I know socialism and fascism are not the same. The characteristics they share in terms of overwhelming central government control and oppression of individuals are what I was looking at in terms of the right-to-left spectrum.
The 'systems' they both 'inspire' are typically mass murder and enslavement. I can't imagine what economic or social problem/need would require such a response. Both communism and fascism are all about individual lust for power. The social problems thing is just the excuse they use to seize it.