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The Nazi party implemented a totalitarian form of government. Totalitarianism predated Nazis and is still a common form of government around the world. Classic
by aksss 7y ago
The Nazi party implemented a totalitarian form of government. Totalitarianism predated Nazis and is still a common form of government around the world. Classic case of "A is an example of B, but not all B are A". E.g. calling Stalin a Nazi would be inaccurate. He fought Nazis, but was still a totalitarian of the highest order, arguably with a more heinous legacy (if measured in body count, geographic impact, duration of influence). Assad is a current totalitarian, along with many regimes in Africa. Describing these as regimes as Nazis would be a very inarticulate description, even though I'd get your point ("he bad").
- galaxyLogic 7y agoI think the differences between different totalitarian governments is of little significance. What is important is that they all want to eradicate democratic processes as much as possible. So whether you call them "Fascists" (in Italy) or "Nazis" in Germany or "Stalinist" (in Soviet Union) is fine, but really they all are more or less the same, authoritarian, totalitarian, anti-democratic. That is why Neo-Nazis call themselves Neo-Nazis. They want to be LIKE NAZIS.