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27/02/20

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Originally posted by Scott th Ratbag: ↑

Davo, how do you reckon neo Nazis to be left wing. National Socialism had nothing to do with left or right politics.

In its intense nationalism, mass appeal, and dictatorial rule, Nazism shared many elements with Italian fascism. However, Nazism was far more extreme both in its ideas and in its practice. In almost every respect it was an anti-intellectual and atheoretical movement, emphasizing the will of the charismatic dictator as the sole source of inspiration of a people and a nation, as well as a vision of annihilation of all enemies of the Aryan Volk as the one and only goal of Nazi policy. https://www.britannica.com/event/Nazism

The neo Nazis of Aus are described right wing extremists. Violent thugs with an idolatry of the violence and hatred espoused by Hitler.

Dutton in his press conference was talking about extremists on both right and left. Yet there's no evidence of left wing extremists being violent in Aus, unless you count the violent clashes between union factions which were a feature of politics in the 1920-30s. Dutton is truly similar to the right wing extremists and IMO he mentioned left wing in the same manner as Trump did in 2018 - to try to normalise the violence of the right or at least to blame left as being as bad as the right.

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"National Socialism had nothing to do with left or right politics."

Hi Scott, it was most definitely a rightwing movement. Nothing has altered in economics in the past 70 yrs to alter that fact. It's the revisionary approach of modern conservatives which has tried to separate themselves from that historical fact as they lurch further to the right.

From wiki,
"Right-wing politics holds the view that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, or tradition. Hierarchy and inequality may be viewed as natural results of traditional social differences or the competition in market economies.The term right-wing can generally refer to "the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system".

Additionally, it can be said we know who we are by the enemies we choose. They persecuted not just jews but homosexuals, the 'work shy', trade unionists and social democrats.
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