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Ruth Curry wrote:

Fascism is must worse than Communism. Its a truth!!

Taryn wrote:

First I want to say that millions died under countries that adopted both systems

Communism is not a system to be adopted, nor is it an ideology.

“Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality [will] have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things. The conditions of this movement result from the premises now in existence.” – Karl Marx

Most likely what the OP is referring to is Marxism-Leninism, an ideological strain of the communist movement codified by Joseph Stalin, adopting and combining ideas found in works by Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, and Frederich Engels. Marxism-Leninism is the socioeconomic policy adopted by the USSR, China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc. It is commonly referred to as "Stalinism" by other leftists.

First, we should clarify what Marxism-Leninism entails. Marxist-Leninists wish to establish a communist society via the use of an intermittent socialist state ran by the vanguard party. The vanguard party is a communist party comprised of "professional" revolutionaries and economic philosophers. The vanguard party is a direct auxiliary to the working class via democratic means.

To achieve full communism, Marxist-Leninists focus on industrial and scientific development, as well as ostracism of working class enemies such as the bourgeoisie.

Now, on to fascism.

Fascism is a form of extreme authoritarian nationalism -- the state directly controls and dictates market forces, as well as individual livelihoods. Because of fascism's extreme nationalism, this often leads to a form of ethnonationalism (such as Nazi Germany), which logically leads to mass migration or genocide of ethnic, religious, political, sexual, or gendered minorities.

Like Marxism-Leninism, fascists advocate for a one-party state -- however, this party is not directly subservient to the majority or working class, as democracy is deemed ineffective by fascists. Because of this, fascism is inherently dictatorial by a minority, such as the bourgeoisie or military.

While Marxism-Leninism advocates national liberation (the right of a nation to be self-reliant and independent) in the name of international cooperation in the hopes of creating a global communist society, fascists advocate for extreme global unitary political control via their own nation. This is an inherent good in fascism, and as such, methods such as war and imperialism are seen as useful tools rather than an evil to avoid.

These are self-admitted characteristics of both ideologies. So, yes, fascism is far, far worse than communism.