2007-12-19 07:33:14 · 11 answers · asked by shoreke 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
In Hitler's perfect world, the German People would be the leaders of the rest of the world. The rest of the world would provide for the Germans.
Also, who is going to vote for "We are Crazy Completely Out-there" Party or WACCO Party.
2007-12-19 07:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by Songbyrd JPA ✡ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germany under Hitler ran paternalistic social welfare programs even more generous than exist today in modern Germany. Nazism was both nationalist and populist and believed that people should serve the state and the state should serve the Aryan race and because people belong to the state the state should care for them. Socialist in one meaning is that the economy should serve society not the elite, and since Nazis believed that every thing should serve the state and that society was the state, there was not really a problem in calling themselves socialist.
2007-12-19 08:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a name. Names are arbitrary. At the beginning of the Nazi movement, they needed to gain populist support. That came from the working class. You are correct in your assertion that fascism could not possibly be further from socialism.
Additionally, look at the People's Republic of China. Does that country seem to be run by the people? Or how about the Democratic Republic of Vietnam? They're a bunch of bloody communists. Also, the Republic of Iran is hardly a republic...it's a theocracy run by a bunch of lunatics.
2007-12-19 07:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by godofsparta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your guess is as good as mine, but just think why did he kill jews when he was part jewish himself. Or better yet why did he rule Germany when he wasn't even a German himself. The man was a fraud all the way around. He used whatever he could to gain the respect of the people and gain power. To fully understand Hilter I will tell you the best book I have ever read about the true politics during WWII Is the rise and fall of the Third Riech. Very long, but extremly interesting. It will enlighten you on so many apsects of Hitler and things he really did to gain power.
2007-12-19 07:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Soon after take office Hitler, did promote many socialist program to combat fast rising of jews monopoly in all sector of business, industries in germany . Facing tremendous opposite from jews own business in germany and thru out europe threat to move close down business, move money / wealth out of germany . Hitler has no choice but back down most plan for socialist program and implement new military strategic way to combat foreigners control 60% of germany economy .
2007-12-19 13:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nationalism and socialism were two "big ideas" of the time so it was partly a marketing thing to try to convince people that his party was combining the "best aspects of both", that sort of thing.
2007-12-19 07:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They used the term to gain the support of the people, but Hitler never implemented one socialist program.
2007-12-19 07:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by the_end_of_the_cons 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
What's in a name? -Not much
Why has China always been called the "People's REPUBLIC of China"??? are they republicans?
And kieth hasn't been to a university campus recently I see
2007-12-19 07:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by captain_koyk 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the same reason Bush calls himself a conservative, but has conserved absolutely NOTHING during his presidency.
the mere use of a word does not mean it is truly applicable.
2007-12-19 07:43:18 · answer #9 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stephen, Fascism can either be left or right. You have been listing to those lib professor to much. Fascism is denying those with opposing ideas the right to express them. similar to the ultra-leftist culture on your campus today.
2007-12-19 07:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋