I'd argue that the Stalinist Soviet Union was fascist as well. I think of poltics more in terms of a sphere than a compass. Once you get so extreme, no matter your reasoning for it, it all boils down to the same thing- the "elite" who know how everything should be done controlling the weak.
The fascists saw themselves as being very different from the communists, but they weren't.
Government controlled economy, party members being rewarded with the riches, horrible cruelty to mankind, lack of freedom. . . etc.
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