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ELI5:What Exactly is Fascism?

How is it different from Communism, specifically?
I can never find a good explanation on the internet.
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- Fascism is always nationalistic, whereas communism is "international" (edit: the practical forms of communism of course didn't give too many fucks about this)

- communism demands a planned economy, whereas practical Fascism worked closely with the capitalistic elite

- unlike traditional reactionary (extremely conservative) ideologies fascism in Germany and Italy did use some inherently socialistic ideas, like government controlled unions, public healthcare, public welfare

- while both ideologies are inherently militaristic, the ideological motivations for this are different: Fascists seek to conquer, while communists seek to spread their ideology.