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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fascism is taboo because it actually works for the people and that scares the puppet masters.[/quote]

The rapid turnaround of the German economy post Weimar is evidence of that but who knows how that would have played out long term.[/quote]

Massive public spending, military industrialization and repudiating international debts tends to do that.  Sounds a lot like aspects of communism.[/quote]

Economically national socialism is more left wing than free market capitalism, same for fascism. Both communism and fascism in theory direct industry for the public good, though you can argue if that's what happened.

The difference being in communism the state owns and directs industry while in fascism the state directs industry but it is mostly privately owned and there can be competition between companies.

I'd argue that companies can compete is better than the alternative, also that living standards did seem to improve in fascist countries more so than communist, though OPs question remains as to why it's more vilified given that both systems were authoritarian with mass killings.[/quote]

In fascism the state directs public resources and provides monopolies to preferred oligarchs.  That's the exact opposite of competition.

In fascism, average income goes up.  In communism, median income goes up.  One system produces higher highs and lower lows while the other produces higher lows and lower highs.

It's more villified (and based on the current political climate it is obviously not more villified) because fascism is primarily a system of political organization while communism is primarily a system of economic organization. In fascism, the economic outcome of oligarchs and corruption is a consequence of the political structure.  In communism, the political outcome of repression and corruption is a consequence of the economic structure.

They both fail and result in the same horrendous outcomes for the same reason.  They are both entirely about control and seek to punish non-conformists.[/quote]

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