Yes. You have set up a false dichotomy: that either a country is “” or “capitalist”. Nearly all countries have aspects of both. In , the ownership of property and the “means of production” are held in common (typically ownership is assigned to a government). In , ownership is held by private individuals and companies.

is an economic system in which capital goods are owned by private individuals or businesses. The production of goods and services is based on supply and demand in the general market …

. By Rick Wolff (Posted Aug 31, 2005 ) In the Spring of 2005, workers’ votes in France and the Netherlands made the difference in defeating the draft European constitution and ending party control of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. In the few weeks after those momentous events, most …

is liberally-minded and progressive, and it’s a relatively flexible ideology, whereas fascism is none of these things. In fact, because it is a far-right ideology, fascism opposes . The relationship between and fascism is a little more complicated.