Just start calling the ‘rats Democratic National Socialists.
I agree with all that was said in the article. When you compare Nazi political philosophy with Communism there appear to be differences:
- Hitler espoused nationalism in regard to Germany, but in reality Germany was simply the vehicle to create this “reich” that Hitler envisoned, but in both nazism and communism the State is in control of everything.
- Hitler allowed private industry, but it was crony capitalism. Private companies that cooperated totally with Hitler and the State were the only ones allowed to continue. The State determined what companies were to produce.
- Hitler used military power to force the expansion of his political will and philosophy. Communism tended to use internal revolution to create instability, then seize power. Of course the Soviet Union did use military power to intimidate or expand their empire by force as well, but only later on when their military power was strong enough to do so.
I’m sure there are other examples, but these were two that came to my mind.