Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

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Hitler hated communism. He was part of the Ant-Communist movement. He didn't hate Socialism. There is a difference. The Nazi party believe in what is called Nationalist Socialism. He wanted the Government to control most aspects of life and for the Government to provide for its people. He even championed the People's Car, which later turned into the Beetle.

All of the socialist leaning leaders of the Nazi party were killed on the night of the long knives. You know what other government types believe that the government should control most aspects of life and provide for their people? Most of them. Including dicatorships and monarchies. Volkswagen is a private company, and yes, it was backed by the Worker's Front and Adolph Hitler, and the Beetle was meant to be a car that every German could drive. Those things are true. The company was also made in 1932 by the party, a full two years before Hitler had all the Socialists killed off. The Beetle was a project after that, and an important one that helped ramp up German production capability for reasons that would become apparent in just a few short years.

But post 1934, Nazi-ism had almost no socialist aspects left. One of the few holdouts was healthcare, more specifically the smoking awareness campaigns and bans. Nazi-ism under Adolph Hitler was an extreme far right leaning fascist organization. The only thing Socialist about it was the name, but I don't hear anyone accusing the Democratic Republic of Congo of being a Democracy.