reply to post by Aeons
Do your have a source for your claims? I would not mind a cherry picked source...if you have even one.
Another source...worldnet princeton...
Fascism:
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
Communism:
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
wordnetweb.princeton.edu...
Republic:
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch) "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu...
Democracy:
democracy, republic, commonwealth (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent
them)
wordnetweb.princeton.edu...
And yet another source...
Communism
A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make
progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.
The Marxist-Leninist version of Communist doctrine that advocates the overthrow of capitalism by the revolution of the proletariat.
Fascism
A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through
terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
Oppressive, dictatorial control.
Democracy
Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
A political or social unit that has such a government.
The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
Majority rule.
Republic
A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president.
A nation that has such a political order.
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Or we could take the definition from Websters Dictionary...
Communism; a: a theory advocating elimination of private property b: a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as
needed
2capitalized a: a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics b: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c: a final
stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d: communist systems
collectively
Fascism; a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands
for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of
opposition
2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
Democracy;government by the people ; especially : rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and
exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
Republic; a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2): a political unit (as a nation)
having such a form of government
[edit on 15-4-2009 by burntheships]
