Not really, no. The USSR has its own history of genocides, especially against muslim communities. And both USSR and the nazis were strongly opposed to any form of social protests: the nazis called opponents "terrorists" or "judeo-bolshevik", while the USSR called them "leftists" or "counter-revolutionaries" (see also: Cronstadt uprising, Makhnovtchina).
Let's not forget also that Hitler and Staline had an alliance at some point. There are quite a few differences between national socialism (nazism) and authoritarian communism, but they can't exactly be presented as opposites, as they occupy the same half (authoritarianism) of the political compass.
Disclaimer: i'm advocating for libertarian communism (self-organization, not bureaucracy). I believe defending tyrannical regimes in the name of communism does not help the cause. In fact, i would even argue the USSR killed all chances of communism when the Bolsheviks started slaughtering the real revolutionaries (anarchists and anti-authoritarian marxists alike), and that they never tried to go beyond the dictatorship of the proletariat which was presented as exceptional/temporary measures against counter-revolutionary activities on the road to communism (stateless, classless society). Having a central State dictating your life and bureaucrats overseeing your work is not communism: it's State capitalism (or as Mussolini called it referring to fascism: corporatism) at its finest.
Not really, no. The USSR has its own history of genocides, especially against muslim communities. And both USSR and the nazis were strongly opposed to any form of social protests: the nazis called opponents "terrorists" or "judeo-bolshevik", while the USSR called them "leftists" or "counter-revolutionaries" (see also: Cronstadt uprising, Makhnovtchina).
Let's not forget also that Hitler and Staline had an alliance at some point. There are quite a few differences between national socialism (nazism) and authoritarian communism, but they can't exactly be presented as opposites, as they occupy the same half (authoritarianism) of the political compass.
Disclaimer: i'm advocating for libertarian communism (self-organization, not bureaucracy). I believe defending tyrannical regimes in the name of communism does not help the cause. In fact, i would even argue the USSR killed all chances of communism when the Bolsheviks started slaughtering the real revolutionaries (anarchists and anti-authoritarian marxists alike), and that they never tried to go beyond the dictatorship of the proletariat which was presented as exceptional/temporary measures against counter-revolutionary activities on the road to communism (stateless, classless society). Having a central State dictating your life and bureaucrats overseeing your work is not communism: it's State capitalism (or as Mussolini called it referring to fascism: corporatism) at its finest.