| I've read extensively on the subject and I'm aware of the claims of using socialism as PR and I'm aware of the great purge. At the same time, Hitler viewed Marxism not only as a philosophy close to its own, but also as a rival. I don't think the first victims of Dachau prove anything. The only data I use to argue nazis were closer to socialism than free market capitalism is that their economy (despite having a semblance of a free economy) revolved around the state: prices, wages were fixed, members of the nazi party were put in control of private companies who disobeyed. Hitler was definitely to the right of Stalin, but he was left of most modern left wing parties. I also disagree with you that something is not open to debate, and I think it's worrying to hear people hold this view - especially on something so subjective as political categorisations. Some more reading material: https://mises.org/library/why-nazism-was-socialism-and-why-s... https://fee.org/articles/anti-racists-should-think-twice-abo... |