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To: SiouxPal who wrote (178235)	12/19/2005 6:10:06 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Communism An economic theory which stresses that the control of the means of producing economic goods in a society should reside in the hands of those who invest their labor for production. In its ideal form, social classes cease to exist, there is no coercive governmental structures, and everyone lives in abundance without supervision from a ruling class. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels popularized this theory in their 1848 Communist Manifesto. Fascism "A philosophy or system of government that is marked by stringent social and economic control, a strong, centralized government usually headed by a dictator, and often a policy of belligerent nationalism." (From The American Heritage Dictionary) ilstu.edu I would say that since communism relies upon people being cooperative and not using the opportunity to whack each other upside the head whereas fascism relies upon people always whacking each other upside the head, fascism can be found in reality where communism cannot.