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They are predicated on the notion that government is more important then the individual

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This is not correct. IMO, socialism/communism are predicated on the notion that the collective (and not the government) is more important than the individual.

Unfortunately, there has been limited success in governments that are socialist or communist that have not got carried away with the notion that the it is the government that is more important. Hence the apparent confusion some have between socialism and fascism.

And of course, it is impossible for anyone to dictate the thoughts or feelings or desires of another. When government try to do so, the government starts to fall under its own weight. Our notion that we can dictate to peoples in other countries may lead to American system going the way of communist Russia (they of course tried to dictate to their own people and met the predictable fate).