Even though communists and fascists hated each other, they really have a ton in common. Some say that they are opposites, but this doesn’t make much sense to me. Both want extreme government control, little personal liberty, and nationalization of the economy.
Yes, they have all those things in common.Yet, the communists value the “group” over the individual. the fascists value the elite “race” , ie the individual. Yet both have the quality of being dictatorships.
So , in the end, it is still about an all powerful leader with a cadre of government lieutenants running the show with attendant priveleges not available for the “masses”.
Kind of like Chicago. And the ideology legitimizes the operationalization of their tactics and control.
Communists are like the Democrats. Fascists are like the Mob.