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Why are Nazis marginalized and reviled, even illegal, but Communists are legit?

Asked by josie (30934points) June 20th, 2017

Stéphane Courtois, a former communist, and later a defender of democracy and human rights, estimates that Nazis murdered about 25 million people, and Communists have murdered about 100 million people.
Nobody in their right mind would imagine that they could be considered sane or legitimate if they called themselves a dedicated Nazi.
Communists still evoke a certain curious empathy among the Western intellectual elites.
What is that all about about?

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