Posted on 01/26/2019 2:14:58 PM PST by Pontiac
Summary
Many conservatives accuse Hitler of being a leftist, on the grounds that his party was named "National Socialist."
But socialism requires worker ownership and control of the means of production.
In Nazi Germany, private capitalist individuals owned the means of production, and they in turn were frequently controlled by the Nazi party and state.
True socialism does not advocate such economic dictatorship -- it can only be democratic. Hitler's other political beliefs place him almost always on the far right.
He advocated racism over racial tolerance, eugenics over freedom of reproduction, merit over equality, competition over cooperation, power politics and militarism over pacifism, dictatorship over democracy, capitalism over Marxism, realism over idealism, nationalism over internationalism, exclusiveness over inclusiveness, common sense over theory or science, pragmatism over principle, and even held friendly relations with the Church, even though he was an atheist.
“True socialism”?
Does not and never will exist. Socialism is Totalitarianism, State Control. Never believe any other definition. It is by force and it is slavery to the State.
This is what the Left is about. Control, brutal forced, and LIES.
Totalitarianism in all forms is EVIL.
Progressive
Socialist
Marxist
Fascist
Communist
Dictator
Islamist
Bureaucrap
All Evil,
My uncle fought in WW1 and WWII...lt Colonel. When he died in 1971 he left me a bunch of stuff from WWII including all his medals and a Beretta pistol.
He also took hundreds of pictues covering a lot of scenes in Europe. I have this one picture of him and Eisenhower in some room playing cards and a few empty beer bottles laying around.
His wife, my aunt, was also a Lt Colonel and served in postwar Japan during MacArthur’s military governership. I used to love to hear their stories.
You forgot the best part...In Hell, the whole thing is run by Italians.
Speaking of WWI...I hope everyone had the chance to see “The Shall Not Grow Old”.
Are you saying that the EU is the Fourth Reich?
I propose that all of us who don't ever want to live under Socialism/Communism each buy a one way airplane ticket for a leftist who thinks those are good ideas. They can pick between North Korea, China, Cuba, or Venezuela as places to live. I'd be more than happy to sponsor a one-way trip for several of them.
Some similarities.
It may have originally included Italian lovers and run by the Swiss.
Even Lenin for a time allowed Capitalism:
New Economic Policy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Economic_Policy
Ruined by the fourth sentence. No idea who he is, except he is a nobody.
Never heard of it...but I haven’t been to a movie show since 1981. :>)
Is it a new movie?
“Who is this fool?! The Far Right and the Far Left clearly loop around and meet each other full circle.”
That, is exactly correct. The idea of a linear political spectrum is entirely inaccurate - unless you devise one that has state control and totalitarianism at one end and individualism and personal freedom at the other.
There is not now, nor was there ever anything ‘smart’ or intellectual about those who espouse the ideas labeled as ‘leftist’.
Here’s a preview.
Unfortunately they’ve only had a couple of one-night screenings. I went to the one last Monday. I don’t know if they are going to schedule another one.
While it should be out soon on DVD and streaming, I think you should try to see it in a theater, if possible.
Here’s the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrabKK9Bhds
Here’s how this works: Hitler was a notorious racist. Leftists define anyone opposed to them as racist. Ergo conservatives are racist, and Hitler was a conservative. These things are easy when you get to control the terms of debate.
They are now that Saddam’s army is no more.
Although his Iraqi troops broke into a high step that, with the white gloves, made them look gay.
There was plenty of racism in Communist countries.
Their treatment of the Gypsy populations was rather atrocious.
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