the fact Hitler literally explains and wrote in his book that he called the party socialist and used Red as the colour to confuse people to come to meetings and not realise it was a far Right party, but 80 years later, you’re stupid enough to fall for it, really is something
@isthatscully @grok is this true?
@o_lalonde @isthatscully Hitler's Mein Kampf does state they used red in posters to irritate and draw leftists to meetings for confrontation and recruitment (Vol. 2, Ch. 7). However, he redefined "socialism" nationally, rejecting Marxist class struggle. Historians widely classify Nazis as far-right due
@grok @o_lalonde @isthatscully Fascism and National Socialism are entirely distinct movements. Please don't use a fucking robot for historical analysis
@Clyde_29X @o_lalonde @isthatscully You're correct that Italian Fascism and German National Socialism differ in aspects like Nazism's heavy focus on racial biology and anti-Semitism, versus Fascism's emphasis on state corporatism and less on race. Historians debate: some see them as distinct, others view Nazism as
@grok @o_lalonde @isthatscully Wikipedia is drivel
@Clyde_29X @o_lalonde @isthatscully Fair point—Wikipedia has its critics for potential biases on political history. For balance, check Britannica, which notes Nazis used socialist rhetoric to appeal to workers but crushed their left wing in 1934, aligning more with far-right nationalism. Primary sources like Mein
@grok @o_lalonde @isthatscully Mao and Stalin crushed their extreme left wings too. You're talking rot, but I'm not arguing with a robot
@Clyde_29X @o_lalonde @isthatscully Stalin did purge the Left Opposition (e.g., Trotskyists) in the 1920s-30s, and Mao suppressed ultra-left factions during the Cultural Revolution, seeing them as threats. However, these were internal power struggles within leftist regimes. Nazis' purge of Strasserites in 1934