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The whole idea of National Socialism was that the individual should subordinate his interests to those of the race. It is a form of socialism, though distinct from what we usually see. Consider the following quote from Mein Kampf, Vol. 2, Ch. 1:

The bourgeois world is Marxist but believes in the possibility of a certain group of people – that is to say, the bourgeoisie – being able to dominate the world, while Marxism itself systematically aims at delivering the world into the hands of the Jews.

(Yes, I know, he's got a hang-up about Jews. This is just a quote.)

Anyway, the salient point - a valid one, IMO, is that any form of Marxism is fundamentally economic, and deals with economic classes. This is what the liberals in this country aim at. So they tear down the "rich" for the greater good of...the community...or the country...or all mankind.

Now, consider this as well, same source, Vol. 1, Chapter 11:

The constructive powers of the Aryan and that peculiar ability he has for the building up of a culture are not grounded in his intellectual gifts alone. If that were so they might only be destructive and could never have the ability to organize; for the latter essentially depends on the readiness of the individual to renounce his own personal opinions and interests and to lay both at the service of the human group. By serving the common weal he receives his reward in return. For example, he does not work directly for himself but makes his productive work a part of the activity of the group to which he belongs, not only for his own benefit but for the general. The spirit underlying this attitude is expressed by the word: WORK, which to him does not at all signify a means of earning one’s daily livelihood but rather a productive activity which cannot clash with the interests of the community. Whenever human activity is directed exclusively to the service of the instinct for self-preservation it is called theft or usury, robbery or burglary, etc.

Notice that he clearly advocates subordination of personal interests to the so-called common good.

So, as I said earlier, I believe that it really is socialism. Anytime a person is told to put their interests aside for the purported good of a group, I smell the rot of socialism. And whether the group waves a hammer and sickle banner...or something else...the simple truth is that one's labor and the fruits thereof are being taken away.