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Originally Posted by BeanCounter
Yet Hitler operated the same way that Stalin did. I would say the two were very much the same. Just two peas fighting in the same pod. Drexler, the founder of the party, espoused economic socialism with touches of right wing nationalism. It was socialism at it's base.
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Bernie,
Drexler may have started the party with socialistic intent, but Hitler converted it to a fascistic one. Note that I said 'Hitlers Nazi Party' in my original comment as I would agree that there was a significant difference between what Drexler started with and what Hitler ended with.
There were many similarities between the Hitler and Stalin, but I would say that Stalin ran a more fascist state than Hitler a socialist one rather than the other way around. China has a more pure form of communism than the USSR ever did.
Hitler used some attributes of communism/socialism to achieve his goals, but those goals were very fascist/statist, and therefore to the ultra-right of the spectrum. He had a socialist sense in that all the social classes were equal, but only in the sense that they would equally contribute to the advance of the state as well as themselves. Most professional historians also acknowledge this. If you still really doubt it go read Mien Kampf - that should clear up most of your doubts.
Steve