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In reply to the discussion: Hitler was not a leftist [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)in school the Nazi Party was a far rightwing Party. When we talk about our own Political Parties, the Republican Party is more to the Right and the Democratic Party is more to the Left but it depends on the extremes in both directions. The Democratic Party is more Liberal whereas the Republican Party believes in more conservatism. The more to the right means that that you more in favor of putting limitations on liberty.
The Nazi Party believed in the advancement of the Aryan Race and white supremacy. The nationalism part meant their belief in the Supremacy of the German people over other etnic peoples. They viewed the British in the same light. If you look at the Republican Party today, it is more favorable to white supremacists and the belief that others are inferior. The Democratic Party of today seem more tolerant and respectful of the rights of others. That is my view of the Far Right and the Far Left. Those in the middle has a mix of both whether it is on fiscal Policies (more conservative) or social Policies ( more liberal). I find my own values changing over time towards the more Liberal Left. I'm not to the extreme though when it comes to gun control on things like assault weapons and magazines for those types of weapons. My view on Capitalism is people have a right to own private property but not the right to abuse others and jeopardize the state at that expense. That is when the state has a right to step in because the state is responsible for the welfare of its people. Without the protection of the state, there would be no private property.
It was the state in the first place, allowed citizens to gain property. All the property now owned by white Europeans was once owned by native Americans. It was the U.S. calvary that provided the opportunity to own those lands also. So what was given in the Past can be taken away also in the same manner. So there is always a need for the state.