Yep... I often trap libs who defend him as “not a socialist”.
After they go for a while, I admit - yeah, you know, you’re right. He’s not really a socialist. His governing philosophy fits better in the category of FASCISM.
Besides, Socialism and Fascism are merely variations of the same evil.
In certain basic respects - a totalitarian state structure, a single party, a leader, a secret police, a hatred of political, cultural and intellectual freedom - fascism and communism are clearly more like each other than they are like anything in between. Arthur M. Schlesinger