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Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "Ukraine's MINDBLOWING VICTORY PLAN for Winter. Russians GRADUALLY FLEE Crimea. "PUNISHMENT HOLES"" video.
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This is not correct:" Marxism" is a center left ideology; while "Fascism" is a far right ideology and the only similarity with far left ideology "Bolshevism" (advocating the armed overthrow of government and seizing the means of production) is that they rapidly turn into some form of "Totalitarianism" which is highly undesirable.
The main difference between left and right ideologies, put simply, is how the proponents attempt to describe the world: the left talk in terms of people and society; the right in terms of money and profit; which often results in their subscribers talking at cross purposes, but it's simple enough to tell one from the other by the context set (is it about people, or money?).
Many different left and right wing ideologies; all have their pluses and minuses; but the Communists and Fascists in WW2 had very little in common, diametrically opposed ideologies.
While the National Socialist party of Germany did display some socialist tendencies with "The people's car" and autobahns (a faster road network); their rise was fueled by corporations, who due to sanctions and war reparations from WW1 were hobbled. It was a simple enough argument to claim Germany and German industry was being held back because that was true: the Capitalist owners of German industry couldn't profit and were limited in what they could manufacture; Germany had a lot of debt obligation, but allowing corporations to write the rules is the short road to Fascism because their objective is maximizing profit and if there's a war they won't be going; while the people's car and motorways are also useful to move troops. I don't really have a problem with "Nationalism" (people have every reason to be proud of their country); but the Fascists were and are all about money.
As for the Communists and Fascists having similar ideas, at one point in history they would shoot each other on sight; that's about all they agreed on in the face of German aggression.
Marxism does not advocate State control of everything; they advocate things like worker's collectives, where "the boss" doesn't own the company; may be elected annually and have a wage linked to that of the lowest paid worker (x7, in Spain). "Bolshevism" which does advocate overthrow of government; eliminating the aristocracy and seizing the means of production is obviously faulty as government waits for the next armed overthrow. These left-wing ideologies are more concerned about people and are not at all popular with the private sector, largely because ownership of business is either the state or the workers (not them). Since I believe a mixed economy can yield the best or worst of both ideologies; I see no place for the "private sector" in the "state sector" industries (water; power; rail; education; emergency services) these supply direct needs; are ready made monopolies (that even the capitalists need to break up, as they are the market; charging what they please).
While state control of: utilities; public transport and emergency services is not without its problems (usually higher taxes; decisions made by committee are slow; government and unions disagreements); the state does have the "clout" to undertake large projects (like putting a man on the Moon); the worth of government can be judged (do they meet the needs of their people?) and both left and right can agree on a state-funded fire service as: people; property and money concern them (and the fire service is never going to turn a profit).
Russia with state-funded health and education would indicate a socialist country; banning casinos and hedge funds; no homelessness, likewise; really low cost public transport. There is "private enterprise" in Russia and China, but state-funded Capitalism is not Capitalism or Socialism it's more a form of protectionism, while trying to run a country like a company (UKplc) allow real companies to asset strip it. I digress, there is nothing much Fascist about Russia or China. If corporations try to influence Russian government decisions, the owners go to jail; the Chinese single party state may execute or maroon "lobbyists" on Hainan, it's certainly a different way of doing things than America and the UK where corporations and banks seem to influence both main political parties.
I don't regard Marxism as being anti-state; there are a lot of things that the state aren't interested in like people's "wants", that's what the private sector deals with or a worker's collective and if companies paid their taxes and provided good terms and conditions for workers, there would be less debt all round (but that's another entirely different matter).
The National Socialists may have started as a worker's party but it ended up being heavily backed by Capitalist entities; they needed an enemy and some were the Jewish bankers who lent them money and war was one way to rid Germany of sanctions and reparations, so financially it makes perfect sense.
As for Russia; the Ukraine conflict is not about money, or driven by corporations; Ukraine agreed with Russia it would be neutral, it broke that; there is a price (not expressed in dollars); while the Western corporations that have "invested" so heavily in Ukraine are not here to help anyone but themselves (like The Fake Russian Dude) and they are all about the money.
Since the corporations seem to influence the American government and there is a rise in authoritarianism, if you are looking for Fascists, look there.
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