What are the differences between fascism and communism?
Communism is a political philosophy derived from the sociology of Karl Marx. According to Karl Marx, socialism will evolve out of capitalism and democracy because of class conflict. Socialism will be implemented to stave off a revolution by the working class against the upper class. By Marxist definition, the upper class are those who own the means of production. The working class are those who sell their labor. These two classes have competing interests, but the working class is larger. Eventually, the divide between the rich and poor will become so great that the working class will revolt. Eventually this will lead to Communism when the working class actually overthrows and rules the upper class. (By this definition, please note that we haven’t had a truly communist country…because capitalism and democracy are a pre-requisite. Read “The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx.) This is basically a utopia wherein there is little to no need for government and everyone is treated equally. F
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