Political extremes misidentified, 'right' versus 'left'
An all-powerful controlling central government is essential to both communism and Nazism.
Both were backed by strong police state tactics monitoring political opposition.
Both had limited civil liberties, they silenced dissent and the individual became subservient to the state.
Under the brutal reality of Hitler (Nazi) and Stalin (communist) both were oppressive dictators who were militaristic, and killed their own people out of racial hate or eliminating opposition.
Incidentally, Nazis stood for National Socialism which is to the left of center, not right of center.
Both suppressed religion.
The Liberal Left would like us to believe that the ultra-right is represented by Nazis.
But since the right believes in limited government, the libertarian philosophy would likely be considered to the right of Conservatives.
Nazis believed in the same massive authoritarian state, as did the communists.
Both represented the extreme left.
Other than how they originated, the total domination of government, the brutality, and the suppression of individual rights by Nazis and communists were nearly identical.
Don't buy into the Nazi far-right misidentification.
Look at how they actually functioned, point by point, and you'll see very little difference.
Two seeds of political extremism in the same pod of tyranny.
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