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All Along The Watchtower
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« on: August 17, 2011, 12:16:12 PM »

For Christ's sake, no. Hitler not only supported/was supported by German industrialists and stressed the protection of private property rights, he was fervently hostile to Communism, Social Democracy, and anything else that could threaten the "natural order" of German society.

The "Socialism" part of National Socialism was marketing. More specifically, Hitler himself said that Nazi "socialism" had NOTHING to do with Marxism.  Opposition to laissez-faire  capitalism by the Nazis had more to do with the fact that the Communist Party in Germany was very powerful in the late 1920s/early 1930s, and left-wing movements in general were strong. They needed the support of the people to get into power. It was an ideological stance that was practical.

However, once in power, except for those businessmen and financiers who had the misfortune of being Jewish or were perceived to be "disloyal", big business in Germany did well under the Nazis. 
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All Along The Watchtower
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« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 01:10:30 PM »

For Christ's sake, no. Hitler not only supported/was supported by German industrialists and stressed the protection of private property rights

Yeah when I hear Nazis I normally think 'defenders of private property.'

Read some of what Hitler actually said about private property rights.
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 04:24:46 AM »

I'd like to know how corporatism is at all left-wing.
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