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  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington commented…3mos3MO

Hitler was far-left, Benito & Genteli were far-right. But as someone who is neither, I have no issues.

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia disagreed…3mos3MO

The Hitler part is debatable, he only ever claimed to be a socialist to get the public on his side and to get into the party, though the common quote used to prove that he somehow was a socialist was said to Otto Strasser, who actually was a socialist with pro-union, profit-sharing, and Soviet style views. Hitler killed Otto’s brother Gregor, and then kicked Otto out for years, being a dissenter of the party that Hitler focused almost entirely upon nationalism and racism rather than anything even remotely leftist. Hitler himself didn’t care much about the economy, though his views…  Read more

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington disagreed…3mos3MO

No, Hitler nationalised countless major industries

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia disagreed…3mos3MO

So did Mussolini, that doesn’t make Hitler far-left. Our nation has a mid-center part with socially left ideals, and since our country has a rather inward view, many Americans conflate big government with far-left, which just isn’t true. Hitler nationalized some industries and delegated their power to the previous owners of those companies, using them as his personal pawns rather than for any benefit to the public. He attacked unions, destroyed workers rights, ignored the class war, focused on nationalism and racism, made the state an almost spiritual institution in the eyes of his supporters, everything on his agenda points to far-right fascism, and his handling of the economy has almost nothing leftist about it.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington commented…3mos3MO

At most, Hitler was a Centrist dictator – he was not right wing, because rightists hate most of what he stands for.

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