Nazism's Compromise with German Big Business Led to an Imperialistic 'Green' Economy

The Ignorant Fishermen ^ | 11/12/2010 | Mark Musser

[Olympiad Fisherman]

Even stranger still is how so many have naively followed in the footsteps of Albert Speer’s defense, always blaming Nazi technology, industry and the economy for the holocaust. Secular leftist and Marxist scholars always find ways to focus on the Third Reich’s economy so they can paint ‘right wing’ modern industry, capitalism and Euro-American colonialism with Nazi blood. This argument even became much more plausible thanks to the Night of the Long Knives in 1934 when Hitler, Himmler and Goering arrested and later assassinated Ernst Roehm, the homosexual leader of the very left leaning nationalist SA.

Roehm’s execution, however, was much more due to practical considerations than true ideological differences. Not only was Roehm a personal friend of Hitler, but the Nazis had originally intended to use the SA as a powerful shock troop to take over the Germany Army. The problem was that Hitler surprisingly won the election by a fair vote ...

[jmacusa]

Labeling someone a ‘’homosexual’’ in Nazi Germany was a smear tactic based more in fiction than in fact. It was never proven for a fact that Roehm was a homosexual.

[Olympiad Fisherman]

Roehm’s homosexuality is widely referenced in many historical books. Even Albert Speer talks about his homosexuality in some detail in “Inside the Third Reich.” The author of the article is describing the historical circumstances around Roehm’s death, and his homosexuality played a critical role in his murder. In fact, Hitler used it as a justification for his removal from power.

[jmacusa]

It’s referenced but never proven. I’m not saying it wasn’t possible it’s just that saying that about a person then was a common smear tactic.