Most people don't understand what communism is. They think of the Soviet Union or Cuba, which are examples of communism gone wrong...authoritarians and totalitarians can come to power in any society, we've seen "democracies" fall countless times. Saying communism is bad because of the Soviet Union and Cuba would be like saying democracy is bad because of Turkey and modern day Russia. Communism, on paper, is a good thing. It just hasn't worked in practice. It may well be that it's not possible in practice...but at least the theory is good.
Fascism, on the other hand, has worked exactly like it's supposed to multiple times. Germany is exactly what fascism is and supposed to be. The theory is awful and the results are horrific.
It's ironic, because when communism fails and goes bad, it ends up looking a lot like what fascism is intended to be. So that gives you your answer. Obviously fascism is worse. It's like being asked if you'd rather be shot from a distance(communism) or up close(fascism). The result could be the same either way, but at least at a distance you might not get hit.
Cuba has not yet reached communism. It is still striving to. I have friends in Cuba who are really proud of the revolution and love what they have here. I guess that if there were no embargo and not all those propaganda about Cuba and Castro this country would certainly be where the standard of living is highest.
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Most people don't understand what communism is. They think of the Soviet Union or Cuba, which are examples of communism gone wrong...authoritarians and totalitarians can come to power in any society, we've seen "democracies" fall countless times. Saying communism is bad because of the Soviet Union and Cuba would be like saying democracy is bad because of Turkey and modern day Russia. Communism, on paper, is a good thing. It just hasn't worked in practice. It may well be that it's not possible in practice...but at least the theory is good.
Fascism, on the other hand, has worked exactly like it's supposed to multiple times. Germany is exactly what fascism is and supposed to be. The theory is awful and the results are horrific.
It's ironic, because when communism fails and goes bad, it ends up looking a lot like what fascism is intended to be. So that gives you your answer. Obviously fascism is worse. It's like being asked if you'd rather be shot from a distance(communism) or up close(fascism). The result could be the same either way, but at least at a distance you might not get hit.
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Cuba has not yet reached communism. It is still striving to. I have friends in Cuba who are really proud of the revolution and love what they have here. I guess that if there were no embargo and not all those propaganda about Cuba and Castro this country would certainly be where the standard of living is highest.