11-22-2003, 10:32 PM
Quote:Na_th_an, I was (unsuccesfully) trying to make fun of SJ Zero's confusion about Communism and fascism.
Nek, what about 1998? Rhiannon, Nek, I have nothing more to say to you.
No confusion, Communism is an economic system in which wealth is distributed equally among the masses because the workers own the means of production.
Fascism is a form of government in which a authoritarian person rules a country with an iron fist, usually using extreme measures to eliminate dissent.
The one who is confused may be you. IF we were going to war against communism, rather than fascism, we really would be nothing more than greedy capitalist pigs. Of course, we weren't. We were fighting greedy and cruel leaders like Stalin and Castro, who are fascist leaders. We were fighting the power hungry regimes which seem to be part of the Soviet Communist package. We were NOT fighting so we could take the means of production and rip them from the hands of the workers to put them back in the hands of the capitalists
Personally, I'd be fascinated to see what a pure democracy like switzerland paired with communism would be like. With no people in power, would communism work? I don't know...