Capitalism and Communism are economic theories. They are about who benefits from the means of production. Theoretical Communism is democratic in its leanings as it ultimate aim is collapse economic wealth to all workers. Its hierarchical distinctions, derived from its analysis of Capitalism, are meant to wither away as its creed is implemented. Capitalism's model of economic ownership, in ultimately distinguishing between workers and owners, is essentially hierarchical. Totalitarianism, Fascism, Democracy are political concepts. I will say that Communism's focus on the economic system with little strong proscription of a political structure, has generally allowed it to be hijacked by totalitarian tendencies. Frequently ending in the state rather than the owners controlling the means of production. Capitalism has historically developed alongside democratic political concepts and governance. This parallelism has forced capitalism to mask itself in democratic clothes, rather than openly pursue its natural tendency to concentrate power in the economic elite. To equate Communism with Totalitarianism is to give Capitalist governance a pass, and suggest a distinction that raises self proclaimed communism to a level of political tyranny that is somehow above say a Fascist state.