The New Wave of Far Right populism have been sowing confusion in Political discourse with their attempts to distance themselves from Nazism.
They have been busy online seeking to convince the Masses that the Nazis were ‘far left’ and they use the term ‘socialism’ as proof… yet this is not the case… you can have socialism of the Lefty and socialism of the right.
This notion that the Nazis belong on the Left side of the spectrum comes from the Modern populist Far Right seeking to distance themselves from Nazism.
They dupe the ignorant by pretending the term *Socialism* is fundamentally a leftist term. That is historically false.
You can have socialism of the Left, and socialism of the right. This distinction was clear in the 1940s when you had the Nazis and fascists on one side and the Communists on another…. and the Free Protestant Christian Capitalist nations of the British Commonwealth, USA etc.
The Nazis are Far Right.
The Communists are Far left.
They hate each other.
It’s bonkers you guys don’t understand the Difference.
Communism The State owns the means of production (no private industries/ no Private property).
Fascism is where some private industry (and property) is allowed (Schindler, Krupp, IG Farben), as long as they comply with State regulations (Crony capitalism)… and the State is Totalitarian in Nature.
When you understand these definitions you then can analyze to what degree different economies are Communist or Fascist or mixtures of both.
Only to the degree that an economy is Laissez faire ‘Hands off’… Truly Freemarket… can it be said to be Capitalist.
Virtually all Western Nations have *Mixed economies* and heavily regulated industries which most closely embody the Fascist model. When regulations are repealed that is a move towards a freer… more capitalist market.
This is Economics 101.
Communism is Socialism of the Left.
Fascism is socialism of the Right.
Under both views The State is what matters.
The individual may be sacrificed to the will of the State.
When States Nationalize Property or industries that is a move Left towards Communism.
Communism is ultimately economically untenable… so too is Fascism… yet because it contains some elements of Market economics it is a slower death.
The USSR imploded.
China saw this and is abandoning Communism and embracing Fascism… which means they retain totalitarian power… yet ultimately that model will collapse too.
Same with the US and all economies in which the State takes on Parts of society that ought to remain Free and outside political control.
This is why All western nations are Taxing their citizens to death and borrowing massive amounts, and teeter on the very of collapse.
Libertarians Understand all this.
We know what are the legitimate functions of government… and they are few indeed.
Small government leaves the people free to build their own prosperity, and live according to their own conscience.
Tim Wikiriwhi
Christian Libertarian.