[WikiEN-l] Hitler and Socialism

Wed Jan 7 21:24:38 UTC 2004

I'd like the articles to clarify to what extent the "National Socialism"
of Hitler and Nazism is or is not "socialist". Perhaps a short list of
the essential attributes of socialism, combined with a brief discussion
of the degree to which Nazism had or did not have these attributes.

The article should also explain any reasons why Soviets despised
Hitler's government. Germany's invasion of Russia was probably a big
factor, to be sure, but was Nazism a "competing variant" of socialism?
Is it possible for a socialist economy or socialist government to be
more nationalistic than internationalist? If not, who says so, etc.

Remember, the Soviets were not always straightforward about their goals
and deeds, and they may have characterized Nazism as non-socialist for
propaganda purposes. Have enough decades elapsed for us to puncture the
veneer of Soviet propaganda and reveal the truth? (Or at least give
several POVs on the topic?)

Ed Poor, aka Uncle Ed