Before slandering people with pejorative terms, please at least get your definitions right. No, a Nazi is not someone who happens to disagree with your world view. For example, I may be called a religious bigot by some and they may have reason. I do not draw back from claiming that Christ is the only way to God. But I am not a racist. The word "racist" has been hijacked, especially by Muslims who don't want the excesses of their religion to be exposed.
Many terms are bandied about by people who have no idea what they mean. Probably the most misused is "Nazi". So I've put together some definitions to help people insult others with a little more accuracy.
Nazi, or to be precise, National Socialist.
National Socialism was a philosophy formed by Adolph Hitler. It is a philosophy of racial superiority. To him, what we call ethnic cleansing was the only way to preserve the racial superiority of the Germanic races. He also believed that Jews were the arch enemy and so launched the holocaust. I shudder to think of what would have happened if Germany had prevailed in WW2.
That's the "National" aspect. Hitler was an avowed socialist. He progressively brought industry, unions, education, health and other institutions under part control. While Germany prospered, this was fine. However, It created problems impossible to resolve. For example, the sale price of goods was set by the state. It had no relation to the cost of production. Manufacturing output declined as a result. And so did the economy.
Fascism was first thought of by Mussolini. Rather than race based superiority, it was cultural. Mussolini wanted to restore Italy to the status of the Roman Empire. As far as Mussolini was concerned, racial background was of little interest. This led to a minor clash with Hitler who wanted Italian Jews exterminated.
Spain also took on Fascism as their political philosophy. This led to a civil war won by the Fascists under Franco. Italy joined forces with Germany while Spain remained nominally neutral.
Both philosophies require a dictator in order to function. Sometimes it is the least worst option. Yugoslavia was help together by Tito. When he passed away, the region descended into murderous chaos.
I'll cover communism and socialism shortly. No doubt many will disagree with my definitions. That's your right. But please note that shouting louder does not make a statement correct.
Many terms are bandied about by people who have no idea what they mean. Probably the most misused is "Nazi". So I've put together some definitions to help people insult others with a little more accuracy.
Nazi, or to be precise, National Socialist.
National Socialism was a philosophy formed by Adolph Hitler. It is a philosophy of racial superiority. To him, what we call ethnic cleansing was the only way to preserve the racial superiority of the Germanic races. He also believed that Jews were the arch enemy and so launched the holocaust. I shudder to think of what would have happened if Germany had prevailed in WW2.
That's the "National" aspect. Hitler was an avowed socialist. He progressively brought industry, unions, education, health and other institutions under part control. While Germany prospered, this was fine. However, It created problems impossible to resolve. For example, the sale price of goods was set by the state. It had no relation to the cost of production. Manufacturing output declined as a result. And so did the economy.
Fascism was first thought of by Mussolini. Rather than race based superiority, it was cultural. Mussolini wanted to restore Italy to the status of the Roman Empire. As far as Mussolini was concerned, racial background was of little interest. This led to a minor clash with Hitler who wanted Italian Jews exterminated.
Spain also took on Fascism as their political philosophy. This led to a civil war won by the Fascists under Franco. Italy joined forces with Germany while Spain remained nominally neutral.
Both philosophies require a dictator in order to function. Sometimes it is the least worst option. Yugoslavia was help together by Tito. When he passed away, the region descended into murderous chaos.
I'll cover communism and socialism shortly. No doubt many will disagree with my definitions. That's your right. But please note that shouting louder does not make a statement correct.