Myth: Hitler was a leftist.

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-hitler.htm | STEVE KANGAS

[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.

[freeandfreezing]

True, i like the part "He advocated ... power politics and militarism over pacifism, dictatorship over democracy..." which we all know has never been how socialism worked. /s

Except in every socialist country.

I guess all the communist guerilla troops all over the world were and are just pacifists who believe in democracy.

[foreverfree]

Bump

[mkmensinger]

We don’t have a disagreement. My point is that socialism is always tyrannical. Democracy can be and often is. The author uses the term “democratic” to mean “not a dictatorship”. Socialism is always tyranny.

[fhayek]

Socialism and communism are vehicles used to seize power. Authoritarianism, in theory is not possible in a republic. Socialism requires authoritarianism. Freedom to own property, to own your own business, indeed the freedom to argue against socialistic economics is not allowed. This requires authoritarianism. Once in power, the head of the government enjoys power, wealth, privilege. Whether they call themselves national socialists, or international socialists is merely a ruse toward an authoritarian end. Only the useful idiots are duped.

[wjcsux]

You nailed it, the only difference between Facism and Communism is who supposedly owns the property.

[RoosterRedux]

Amen to that.

[YogicCowboy]

Endpoint leftism: Totalitarian.

Endpoint rightism: Anarchist.

Fascism is localized and qualified totalitarianism.

Adolf and Wilhelm conspired to take away aircraft contracts from Ernst. Heinkel’s designs were superior. Private ownership did not matter.

[unlearner]

The NAZI party was very, very homosexual.

German society was the most pro-homosexual European nation when the NAZIs rose to power.

This piece is just part of the endless effort of the demonic, devil-worshipping, baby-killing, sodomy-obsessing, property-robbing, gun-grabbing left’s efforts to dehumanize those who merely hold views different from theirs, because they want to murder us in their bloodlust.

The only possible outcome is WAR.

[Fightin Whitey]

“True socialism does not advocate such economic dictatorship — it can only be democratic. Rubbish!"

[bray]

Other than Nationalized Healthcare, Nationalized banks, industry and a massive welfare system he was a capitalist.

[Carriage Hill]

Good news.

[dfwgator]

Have you heard the news?
The dogs are dead
You better stay home
And do as you’re told
Get out of the road if you want to grow old

[dfwgator]

The NAZI party was very, very homosexual. German society was the most pro-homosexual European nation when the NAZIs rose to power.

Just watch the movie "Cabaret". "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" is still one of the most chilling things ever put to film.

[jmacusa]

So.... socialism is a right wing ideology now?

[jmacusa]

A common misconception. Calling a person a homosexual in Nazi Germany was a means of smearing someone. In Wiemar Germany homosexuality was tolerated. Under the Nazis thousands of homosexuals went to the gas chambers.

[jmacusa]

The pretense of private ownership exists under socialism. Under communism there is no such pretense.

[dfwgator]

Some Communist countries, like Tito’s Yugoslavia and Hungary, allowed some private ownership.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Far right is small government, economic freedom, invisible hand governance, etc. Far left is coercive totalitarianism. There is no circle!? East is east, west is west, never the twain shall meet. Ideological brothers, the Brown Shirts (Socialists), and the Red Shirts (Communists), fought for supremacy on the streets of Berlin. We all know who won! When this happened, the Red Shirts merely changed to brown shirts.

NAZI National Socialism was not "national". It was a globalist movement for world domination; a totalitarian socialism to control over the world. That is why the NAZI's divided the globe with

[heartwood]

Fascism has private ownership, state-directed economy. Socialism has state ownership, state-directed economy.

Fascism wants national control; socialism wants international control - is that an improvement?

Both are police states.

(Soft socialism can exist in a multi-party nation and is a very different animal from the one-party socialism idealized by the writer.)

((The Volkswagen so loved by hippies and lefties was built by the German Labor Front, a Nazi all-workers union, with a Fuhrer commanded cash transfusion from Porsche, capital serving the workers. GLF also provided national health, national gyms, national high culture, national vacations, resorts and cruise ships for the workers. Volksgemeinshaft, people’s community. Sounds pretty socialist to me.))

[Fightin Whitey]

I have a herd of cats.

They been running the joint for years.