Yes they are.. Communism IS socialism..
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Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.~Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"How do you tell a Socialist:- It's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an Anti-Socialist someone who understands Marx and Lenin" -Ronald Reagan
Obviously you don't know what you are talking about. They are not one and the same. Neither is fascism the same as nazism. There are important differences in each of them. That doesn't mean the differences make them desirable.
The rest of your post are slogans, not arguments.
So, you have issues with democracy? Are you in favor of a more, shall we say, dictatorial regime? Are you advocating regime change in America to a dictatirship? Pray tell.