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Though their fundamental political beliefs were polar opposites — one communist, the other fascist

Pure bovine excrement. The two could not be more closely related.

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Ever wonder why the Soviets always referred to the Germans as “Fascists” and not “Nazis”? The Fascists were Italian.

Could it be because Nazi was short for “National Socialist”, and that would be admitting that they were fellow Socialists?