[El Gato]

How do you figure that?

They believed in state control of the economy. The only way they differed from the communists was that the Reds believed in state ownership of industry, the Nazis settled for control. The Nazis believed the people were to serve the state, same as the Communists. The fight between Hitler and Stalin was not much about ideology, but rather personality conflicts and nationalism.

[Myrddin]

The "third way" socialism common in France and Germany today is essentially the nazi approach without a nationalistic/militaristic element. The "third way" approach leaves ownership of business in private hands, but exacts a heavy toll of taxation and regulation to serve the state.