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either refuses to recognize other parties or completely suppresses them. Communism and fascism are reflec-
tions of totalitarian philosophy, which stress the role of strong central governments, such as that of the former
USSR, China, Cuba, North Korea, Germany under Hitler, and Spain under Franco after the Spanish Civil War.
Totalitarianism exists in dierent forms, such as:
■ Communism is the best-known form of totalitarianism, in which political and economic systems
are virtually inseparable. Communists believe in the equal distribution of wealth. Therefore, the
government owns all property and takes all decisions ...