>socialist fascist leftist communist It's not that weird. "Socialist", " communist", and "leftist" all describe political affiliation, while "fascist" is vario

>socialist fascist leftist communist It's not that weird. "Socialist", " communist", and "leftist" all describe political affiliation, while "fascist" is variously pejorative or a scare word deriving from "fasces", Latin for, roughly, " bundle of sticks", a political motif that was widespread and long-lasting (see the US mercury dime). All that to say that "fascist" mostly lacks descriptive power except in its association with totalitarianism, which in turn is consistent with communism.