The Books Mein Kampf and Ho Chi Minh on Revolutions are similar

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Sarge Krozar (Banned) 27 Jul @ 9:29pm

These books explore themes on exploitation by enemies of the people, rallying the masses, and forming a dictatorship of sorts.

How on earth is Fascism and Marxism not the same thing? If anything, Fascism is "Macho Nationalist Socialism with imperialist tendancies" while Marxism is "Quasi-anarcho terrorism with a planned economy."

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Final Kat 27 Jul @ 9:30pm

The Art of the Deal is similar to Clifford The Big Red Dog, in that neither provides substance to adults and neither were written by Trump.

Sarge Krozar (Banned) 27 Jul @ 9:35pm

Originally posted by Final Kat:
The Art of the Deal is similar to Clifford The Big Red Dog, in that neither provides substance to adults and neither were written by Trump. :JunoClown:

Did my question cause an Epistemic Microaggression?

Please see Saul Alinsky, Nut Doc, 3 doors down.

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Final Kat 28 Jul @ 12:17am

Originally posted by Sarge Krozar:
Originally posted by Final Kat:
The Art of the Deal is similar to Clifford The Big Red Dog, in that neither provides substance to adults and neither were written by Trump.
Did my question cause an Epistemic Microaggression?

Please see Saul Alinsky, Nut Doc, 3 doors down.

I didn't even know there was a question. To be honest, all I did was see the title and decided to be a dumb. :3

But if you want your question answered: Marxism and Fascism can't be the same thing because Marxism is merely an ideology, and not a form of government, while Fascism is both. Marxism is more like a theory, like The Big Bang or Pangaea. Or a prediction that says if a government holds too much power, people will eventually come together to revolt and probably bring about Communism afterwards.

In short, there has never actually been a Marxist form of governance in the past. Some countries have been described as such, like the Soviet Union, but closer analysis shows that they were probably Marxist in-name only, and veered closer to capitalism. And from there, they kinda went in a wildly non-Marxist direction after, so it's very unfair to even call them Marxist to begin with.

Fascism, on the other hand, actually is a form of government, and one that has been seen both in the past and present. Examples include Nazi Germany and Italy, where it was invented by Mussolini. While Marxism claims that power would be delegated to the people, Fascism dictates that all power belong to the government for the sake of economic prosperity and patriotism with little to no individualism left, which is like the exact opposite.

TL;DR: Fascism and Marxism can't be the same thing because Marxism hasn't even happened yet, and if it did, it would look different from Fascism in so many ways anyway.