To simplify, the only thing that separates fascism from communism is the pretense of property ownership. Sure, the fascist government will let the factory owner think he owns the factory. But if he fails to meet the quota for the product he is demanded to produce, his factory will be taken from him and given to someone else.
@Hoodat I honestly don't understand how anyone can fail to recognize that absolute fact. EVERY totalitarian government since the dawn of history has worked from the same blueprint.
Yeah,the communists love to PRETEND that "the state" owns all production,but they fail to admit that the Party Leaders own the state. The reality is they were no different than any other dictators in history,which can be summed up as "Mine,mine,MINE,DAMMIT!"
And the modern reality is that our present day "Corporate World" is nothing but fascism wearing a fancy dress. Nobody really owns any of the big corporations. Many,many people "own" tiny little pieces of it,but they might be worth a lot of money one day,and nothing the next if "the market" determines they are worthless.
"The Market" ain't thee and me. "The Market" is controlled by the international banks. They give,and they take away,according to their needs at the moment.
Pay VERY close attention to the way modern corporations are ran,because unless there are drastic changes made,the entire world will be ran by corporate boards within another 20-30 years,and each "subsidiary" will report to "World Wide Government,Inc",which will itself be populated by the most powerful financiers from each region of the world,and they will have total control over every aspect of your descendants lives,including where they live,how the live,where they work,how many children they can have IF they are allowed to have children at all,how old you are allowed to get before company policy decides to pull your plug based on a cost/benefit chart,etc,etc,etc.
At one point in American history our government controlled the corporations to keep them from becoming too powerful and subverting the Constitution. Now the corporations own the politicians and keep them in line.