Communism And Fascism Similarities

Communism and Fascism are two types of government that are dictatorships. Both were made out to be solutions to the poor conditions of their homelands and were pushed by men such as Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini. Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto and Hitler wrote his 25 Points which were used to introduce both Communism and Fascism to the people of Europe. Mussolini also defined fascism in the Italian Encyclopedia. In the end, Fascism succeeded and became the government of multiple countries, but Communism did not. Communism is a form of government where the government controls everyone and everything within a country. Karl Marx came up with his view of Communism in 1848 in Russia with his Communist Manifesto. He believed
that a revolution of the proletariat class (the workers) was inevitable and that they would take the power back from the bourgeoisie class (the higher class of employers). Afterward, they would establish a government where everyone is equal and each person works not for themselves, but for their country as a whole. Additionally, he believed that religion should be abolished so that there is equality. Fascism is a militaristic, nationalistic, totalitarian dictatorship that tries to take control of its people through strict measures.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were big supporters of Fascism and tried to push it into becoming the main government in the early 1900's in Europe. Fascism was made out by Mussolini to be a solution for the deteriorated conditions of Italy. With his militia, he was able to purge local governments so that no opposition to Fascism remained. The Fascist party in Italy offered a return to traditional values and appealed to the very agitated soldiers and middle class. In Hitler's 25 Points (about Fascism), Hitler said that religion was acceptable and that all denominations would be recognized in the state "as long as they do not endanger its [the states'] existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race." This too appealed to the Germans unlike Communism where religion would be
abolished. Both Communism and Fascism were brought up as a solution to the poor conditions of the societies in which they were founded. In Russia, conditions for the industrial workers of the proletariat class were very poor. In Germany and Italy, the conditions were very similar, and Hitler and Mussolini were able to expose that fact for the Fascist party's advantage. Additionally, both the Communists and the Fascists were trying to create revolutionary modern states where there was still some form of nationalism. They both used a lot of propaganda too. Although they may seem quite similar, Communism and Fascism were unique and very different. In Communism, religion was supposed to be abolished so that all of the nation would be unified. Under Fascism, religion would be allowed and accepted so long as it did not challenge or endanger the native race of people. In addition, Marx wanted Communism to make everybody equal and release the proletariat class from their bondage. Fascism was not very focused on removing class-war and did not believe that it was a reason to change. After all of that, the people of Russia still did not become Communist very long.
There was never a large revolution of the proletariat class, and people also didn't want to give up their religion or work for the benefit of the government. The people liked Fascism because it allowed for more freedom than Communism did such as the freedom of religion and the ability to work for the society not the government. In the post WWI era, Hitler and Mussolini used their propaganda and their power to convert Spain, Italy, and Germany into Fascists states where the working class worked for society and was under the strict regimentation of both Mussolini (in Italy) and Hitler (in Germany). Although Communism may have seemed to be a good solution to Marx, in the end, Fascism
prevailed. Communism Fascism
• Believes in class struggles
• Religion should not be paid much attention to because Marx felt that people's idea and concepts change as their status changes.
• Equality • Believes in holiness and heroism
• Freedom of all religions but they may not jeopardize its existence or go against the German race
• A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, strict socioeconomic controls, control of the opposition through propaganda, and typically a policy of aggressive nationalism and racism