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Voltaire2

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18. and east germany was a democracy.

Reply to vlyons (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 5, 2023, 11:30 AM

Jun 2023

After all they were the German Democratic Republic.

The right wing canard that the nazis and other fascist authoritarians were 'socialists' is utter nonsense. Fascism is not a form of socialism.

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Were Nazi's Socialists? [View all] SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 OP

Yes they were a form of socialism vlyons Jun 2023 #1

Did you watch the video? SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #2

They were no more Socialist than the GDR was a democracy Fiendish Thingy Jun 2023 #3

They were not socialists Wibly Jun 2023 #10

I guess you could say... ret5hd Jun 2023 #14

and east germany was a democracy. Voltaire2 Jun 2023 #18

No. Hitler banned the use of the word 'socialist' after he gained control of government by 1930. ancianita Jun 2023 #4

The 3rd Reich nazis did have some socialist programs vlyons Jun 2023 #7

Thank you. I typically ask idiots who spout the "Nazism was socialist" bullshit rsdsharp Jun 2023 #9

They were fascists, just the opposite of socialists. brush Jun 2023 #5

To me it wasn't a question, but obviously for some, it is SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #6

To me it's odd as most DUers are some of the most knowledgeable... brush Jun 2023 #8

There are always lurkers, trolls, new members and the general public tuning in. Uncle Joe Jun 2023 #13

I think there's a deliberate conflation of Political organization and Economic Organization here. plimsoll Jun 2023 #11

"Socialism" of big German capital. David__77 Jun 2023 #12

I think there are some things that people are forgetting tornado34jh Jun 2023 #15

That is why the question "what happened to all the Dixiecrats?" is answered with SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #17

Nazi's were Right Wingers Unchained and Unrestrained. MagaSmash Jun 2023 #16