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Nazism and Communism are both historic philosophies that have similar
characteristics. At one point in time, Nazi Germany and the Communist Union agreed
to work together, until Adolf Hitler abolished their agreement by declaring war on the
Soviet Union. Their radical behaviors helped inspire rebellions, built empires, and
instigated wars. In fact, their eras are the most criticized ideologoies of the modern
era. Despite each society’s insistent claims of being against each other, Communism
and Nazism are very comparable viewpoints with only small differences.
Most scholars see Nazism, in both theory and practice, as a form of far-right
politics. Themes in regards to far-right politics in Nazism include the idea that
superior people have a right to marginalize other people and “clean” society of
presumed inferior parts. Adolf Hitler and other supporters denied that Nazism was
either on the left-or right-side, and instead they officially portrayed Nazism as a
unified movement. The Aryan society had an influence on Nazism as well. The racial
supremacy of the Aryan race is central to Nazism. Nazism divides human society along
strict religious, ethnic, and racial lines since it’s built on a foundation of pseudo-
science and biological determinism that places Jews, blacks, and other minorities in
the stratification of classes. There are the “haves” and “have-nots,” and Communism
seeks to empower the other to rebel against the first. Each belief system applies an
organized set of rules for “acceptable” political behavior – painting a very bleak
black-and-white world with very little wiggle room for divergent political thought.
Communism first became popular in October Revolution in 1917. Its initial meaning,
however, was established differently each time someone took control, such as
Ultimately, Communism and Nazism are both different and similar. Communism
gives power to those who are in the middle-class and below, and puts the rich people
below them. They also don’t really care who you are, whether you’re African or
Jewish; it didn’t matter much to them. It did matter to the Nazis, though, because
they believed that the Germans were the master race, and everyone else was below
them. All in all, Nazism and Communism have their own beliefs and society; and
although they thought somewhat differently, they were still able to work together.