Would you rather live in a communist or fascist state?

Which would you prefer to live in and why?

There's no such thing as a communist state.

Communism is the philosophy promoting a stateless, classless society without money, or currency. We've only seen communist societies emerge on a few occasions: in the Spanish anarchist regions during the 1930s; in the Ukrainian Free Territories around 1920s; and, more recently, elements of communism have been implemented in the libertarian socialist societies in parts of Kurdistan, particularly Rojava, which have been instrumental in fighting ISIS.

If you're referring to state socialism, I'd obviously rather live in a state socialist society, because it would value equality, social justice and the means of production would be controlled by the public.

In a fascist society, by contrast, nationalism, which is a petty and irrational ideology, would be promoted, and hierarchical structures based upon social Darwinism would be promoted, thereby allowing for the discrimination against sections of society.

Fascism is an evil ideology.

What does the state do if the majority of the people decide against state socialism? Plus there's the familiar argument of state socialism reducing the efficiency and quality of products/production.

Fascist state without doubt. I don't mind one single leader/party taking control if it provides stability to a nation. Also a state where toilet cleaners and brain surgeons would be paid the same, is probably one of the worst messed up ideas ever.

We were given the choice between two forms of governance: state socialism and fascism, and were asked which we would like to live in.

I'm not arguing in favour of state socialism, though, because I'm not a state socialist, but I'd certainly prefer it to fascism.

You haven't given the type of communism you're referring to. Marxism? Trotskyism?

Or the 'communist' states we know of, like the Soviet Union (Stalinist/Leninist/state socialism)? The answer would vary depending on what people view as 'communism'.

What does the state do if the majority of the people decide against state socialism?

I would assume in the OP's question it is a dictatorship.

Yet state socialism would still vary depending on whether one talks about a country looking like Sweden (not formally socialist,. but where the social democratic party have won most elections), or somewhere along the likes of the USSR, which failed partly because the government was unable to supply the needs of the people, and where the vanguard (supposed to represent the people) turned against the people towards the end (1991 coup d'etat). I also dislike the brutality of past state socialist governments.

If the former, yes, state socialism. If the latter, I'd be off to space by now.

If everyone's living happily and have the things they want I don't see the problem with that.

Toilet cleaners are needed (probably more so than brain surgeons). Those who want to become brain surgeons would be doing so because they want to help, which is what all the medics here say they want to do (despite some being in it for the money) so it should be fine.

If everyone can have the food they want, the houses they want,go on holidays where they like, then having different professions for same pay is fine.

There would still be a prestige associated with surgeons, just not in the sense of financial elitism.

Not everyone's a genius, and it's not their fault. Might as well put them in laborious jobs

Just communism in general, you can choose your own types and state why you'd rather live in that if you wish.

Would it be one where dissenters would be as easily silenced as in a fascist state?

Well thing is some people can do better, they choose not to be because they might be lazy. A communist state would probably encourage laziness. If I knew I was going to be paid the same in any job, I don't think I'd try hard/put much effort in because at the end of the day my salary will be the same and I wouldn't be rewarded for the extra effort I put in.

Well in that case the utopian definition of communism, not the dungeons that most attempts at communism on a large scale turn into. There is no such thing as a state in a communist society. See the problem?

So a high tech post scarcity anacrho-communist society it is then. Without a doubt.