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Their wordsThe right answer is that the Nazis were similar to socialists in backing sweeping government control over the economy, yet different from them in rejecting racial and ethnic equality.
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The ubiquity of ethnic persecution under socialist regimes suggests a systematic pattern.
Their wordsThe ubiquity of ethnic persecution - often rising to the level of deportation and mass murder - under socialist regimes, suggests a systematic pattern.
Their wordsA key factor is that socialism requires immense coercion and concentration of power in order to function.
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