re: #590 Charles

National Socialism, when applied to Nazism, is NOT a left wing ideology, and it is not socialism. Socialism promotes a classless society — Nazism is rigidly class-oriented and deeply racist. Socialism promotes redistribution of wealth — Nazism consolidated wealth into the hands of big industrialists and bankers. Socialism promotes the end of national states — Nazism was the ultimate patriotic/nationalistic society.

I could go on. The idea that National Socialism was equivalent to Marxism is ludicrous and wrong. This was and is a right-wing ideology to its core.

The only person using the term “Marxism” here is you. It’s use is a textbook example of a straw man.

I already pointed out each of the socialist points found in the Nazi party’s 25-point program, and challenged you to elucidate the rightwing ideology found therein.

National Socialism - as with Fascism - is an extreme, far-left ideology. There is absolutely nothing rightwing about National Socialism - nothing. And I challenge - nay, defy - you to disprove that assertion.