In one word: collectivism.

The idea that "common good" prevails over individual rights.

IIRC, the word fascism comes from Latin, and means something like a bunch (as in "a bunch of sticks) and refers to an old roman military story: if you grab just one stick, you can break it really easy. But if you take a bunch of sticks, you can't break them. Therefore we should always think about the collective instead of individuals.

As Mussolini himself puts it " If the 19th century was the century of the individual, the 20th century will be the century of the collective".

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How is it different to communism ?

Fascists believe in a strong hierarchy that makes sure the collective will prevails (dictatorship). Communism is about ending all forms of hierarchy.

The difference to socialism is a bit more nuanced. But I would say most of today's "Communists" are actually fascists.

Mussolini was right, both the 20th and 21st century are the centuries of the collective. Hayek even wrote about this in his "Road to Serfdom"

Tyty.

So am I right to believe that to get a hot girl, I must believe in private property outside of the control of the collective ?

Lol. No.