Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
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Throwing around the word, "socialist," doesn't make them socialist any more than calling North Korea, "democratic," makes them democratic.There was little that was socialistic about them.
Socialism is where the people collectively, or the government, owns production and distribution of goods.
You yourself just acknowledged that private German citizens owned that. And despite your attempts to paint Nazi's as socialist because your article claims the government controlled businesses ... that is not the definition of socialism nor is there sufficient evidence to confirm that claim anyway.
They were nationalists, authoritarians, and racist -- rightwing traits.
Isn't that cute? Fawn is trying to pretend he knows something.
As always Fawn, what you "know" simply isn't so.
Socialism is state CONTROL of the means of production.
"Why does the state need to own business? The state owns the owners" - Benito Mussolini
But remember Fawlina, Hitler nationalized HUGE swaths of German industry. The oil and coal industry were taken by the Reich, the steel industry, BMW was nationalized for the war effort, etc.
Even among those industries NOT directly owned by the Reich, Nazi stooges were placed in charge (have you never seen "Schindler's List," fawn?)
Of course Hitler was a military guy, not much interested in economics. Fascism was the baby of that old Bolshevik Mussolini. Il Duce was going to "fix" Communism so it would work. Creating a kleptocracy DID work - in the short term.