Hitler was center right, although it hardly matters.

Submitted by Randy Johnson (United States), Apr 1, 2011 at 07:46

Hitler was far from a leftist, or even a Socialist, and the explanation provided by many is mostly looking at the surface of what Hitler actually did. Hitler killed all the Socialists and any man who would appose him politically in "The night of long Knives" including a War hero from WW1 named Ernst Rohm who was one of the largest champions of the TRUE Nationalist socialist movement, Hitler simply High jacked it.

The people of Germany Actually supported Socialism, and the name of his party alone ment a much easier deception for hitler. The high nationalist form also kept the people from questioning him about his motives in this matter. Hitler was a more right wing whether you people like it or not, but he was far more Authoritarian than anything which is neither Left nor right, but rather opposed to libertarianism, which is seen in the republican and Democratic parties. His Economic thoughts where more right wing obviously, (socialism by its vary means is the rights for all to own the means of production, and its fundamental in socialism, yet not a single plant in Germany was owned by a collection of workers, and unions where for the most part banned or heavily controlled which goes against the most central of socialists) but the rest was authoritarian and that of a dictator. In the End we should not even care!! Hitler was successful because he was a good liar, and screwed over everyone. He was successful economically because he was at constant war. So we really cannot learn anything politically from him, except that when you reach a certain level of Authoritarianism, it becomes Fascism. And Democrats, tend to be way more Libertarian than Republicans give them credit for, and not many people are above the Central line, most are more libertarian leaning Dem's.

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