Ayn Rand on Socialism and Fascism

„The difference between [socialism and fascism] is superficial and purely formal, but it is significant psychologically: it brings the authoritarian nature of a planned economy crudely into the open. The main characteristic of socialism (and of communism) is public ownership of the means of production, and, therefore, the abolition of private property. The right to property is the right of use and disposal. Under fascism, men retain the semblance or pretense of private property, but the government holds total power over its use and disposal.“

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Ayn Rand was a Russian-American philosopher and writer known for her philosophy of Objectivism.

In this philosophical quote, Ayn Rand compares socialism and fascism through the concepts of property, government control, and planned economies.


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Ayn Rand quote about the differences between socialism and fascism

Ayn Rand (1905–1982) was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher best known for her novels "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead." She developed the philosophy of Objectivism, which emphasizes reason, individualism, and capitalism as moral ideals.

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"Socialism is: The taking of money (taxes) from some people who work for it and giving it to others who don't work for it. On a grand scale. The vast expansion of freebies doled out by central government. In order to create and sustain dependence. The government protection of favored persons and corporations, permitting them and aiding them to expand their fortunes without limit, regardless of what crimes they commit in the process. (Monsanto would be a fine example.) The squeezing out of those who would compete with the favored persons and corporations. The dictatorship by and for the very wealthy, pretending to be the servant of the masses. The lie that the dictatorship is being run by the masses. The gradual lowering of the standard of living for the overwhelming number of people. The propaganda claiming socialism is the path to a better world for all. In other words, socialism is a protection racket and a long con and a heartless system of elite control, posing as the greatest good. It is just another form of top-down tyranny---as old as the hills." Jon Rappoport
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