Socialism and communism are treated as distinct concepts, so a socialist policy does not automatically justify calling a party communist. The same caution applies to using fascist as a general insult. Understanding either ideology requires studying its principles and institutions beyond a short summary. Fascism is traced to Mussolini's Italian movement, whose name drew on the Roman fasces, bundles of rods carried before dictators and other magistrates. Nazism is described as a particular form within fascism.
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Fascism, communism, and the misuse of political labels
Political labels require definitions, with Italian fascism and the Roman fasces used to explain why fascism did not originate with the Nazis.