Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Phoenix,

I thought the Nazis were fascist, not socialists.

Sg


There are differences between the two but you don't have to look far to find many similarities between the two "isms" Sg.

Not that I have any ambitions to dive into this never-ending topic today but I'll offer the following;

Both seek to control the means of production through a strong central authority. Both reject individualism.

Economic fascism that was practiced in Germany in the 1920's and 30's allowed private property and private enterprise to exist but only if it was controlled by the state so that it would only "serve the public interest."

The philosophy of German fascism was expressed in the slogan Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz, which means "the common good comes before the private good." "The Aryan," Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, "willingly subordinates his own ego to the community and, if the hour demands, even sacrifices it."

Sounds real right-wing,...........doesn't it?


Edited by StinkingWaters (07/14/10 05:50 PM)
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