Political Spectrums are not Circles

(From Freedom and Reason)

That the political spectrum ends in a circle is one of the most annoying and simple-minded models of politics ever devised. it's self-defeating crap. It was designed to make people want to stay in the center, which is a form of extremism.

Communism doesn't fade into fascism. Communism and fascism are diametric opposites. Opposites don't fade into each other. Therefore, communism cannot possible fade into fascism.

Fascism is authoritarian state capitalism. It's a situation where corporations - private tyrannies - rule over the people with little or no pretense of democracy (rule of the people) and liberalism (defense of individual rights and liberties).

Communism exists when there are no social classes and therefore no state to manage class antagonisms. Not even socialism fades in fascism, as socialism is a workers' state, whereas fascism is a capitalists' state.

Please, people, let's move beyond the cliches and develop a deeper understanding of the way systems work. The key is to look at the character of power in a given order and which groups that power benefits.