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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 6 years ago

Wait, cons there's a major contradiction in your thinking. How can you say socialism doesn't work, then say Hitler was a socialist?

He built the country up using supposedly socialist policies, then turned it into a massive war machine and paradise for german people?

So this means one of two things, either socialism works, or Hitler is not a socialist.

choose one

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  • 6 years ago

    Hitler wasn't a socialist. He was a fascist, which is a form of totalitarian conservative. Socialism is a essentially liberal progressivism. Bolshevism, Stalinism, and Soviet communism, could be called totalitarian progressivism. Hitler was essentially the exact opposite of a modern socialist.

    Also, Hitler's economy wasn't that good. It's biggest problem was reliance on slave labor.

    Socialism does work. Look at the Nordic countries. I just got back from Finland; except for everything closing at 4 pm, it was a lot better than America in about every conceivable way.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I don't like getting on the whole "Hitler was [fill in the blank]. You are [fill in the blank], too, so that means your aims are as those of Hitler" type of argument.

    But, that said, what's your definition of "worked"? His administration (for lack of a better word) didn't last too long, so we really can't speak to its long-term viability.

    Lots of things may appear to work well in the short term. I could take out a loan against my 401k and go on a first-class, year-long tour of the world. I would sure enjoy that year, but then what?

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Socialism only works when combined with White Nationalism.

  • Aly
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Hitler was a fascist in theory, but, according the the Horsehoe Theory of politics, when put into practice, there is no difference between communism and fascism. Look it up

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    The Third Reich lasted 12 years. Is that your idea of a success?

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    constantly being at war and killing millions of jews may be your idea of paradise but forgive me for having another vision of paradise

  • 6 years ago

    He was a fascist. Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.

  • 6 years ago

    Did you know that if you like your plan, you can keep it?

  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Shut the **** up

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