Reform Conservatives have to bear multiple crosses, and they are often created by leftist mythology.
The beleif that the Nationalists Socialists of 1928 Germany were “ober conservatives” is one such historical myth. They were actually leftists who propounded a Utopia and imposed it on the placid middle classes.And so it came to be that when these Nationalist Socialist encountered resistance to their Utopia, they attacked and destroyed based upon their ideas of superior morality, and superior racial characteristics, while claiming historical justice.
This is exactly what America’s reform conservatives are facing, and the sooner they get rough about it, and attack in return, the better.
This article describes much of the current dynamic:
Barrack Obama , The Quintessential Fascist:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
Yes and no. They were indeed socialists, so by definition they were leftist. But they were also nationalists, and that is a conservative principle. Most modern leftists are internationalists.
I would instead propose to you that the cross we do bear is that the horrors of Nazism put a negative connotation on all forms of nationalism. There is a task in front of us: to free nationalism from this connotation. It is possible and even a duty to serve your country and love your country, recognizing its national cultural treasure. It is a part of being a defender of property rights and individual rights. Nationalism is incompatible with racial hatred and military aggression. It is socialism that defined the Nazis, not their love for Germany.