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Originally Posted by Aquila
Too simplistic.
The Nazis were right-wing in that they were racist nationalists. They were economically left-wing in that the consolidated the means of production under the authority of the state. Authority itself was right-wing in that they favored centralized authoritarian power over a means of governmental checks and balances.
The racist nationalist authoritarianism tends to get the Nazis listed as right-wing, in spite of their leftist economics.
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So only right-wingers can be racist nationalists.
Got it.
Then you want to change it from a simple left-wing/right-wing narrative to one where "well they are a right-wing in all the bad parts", but "the parts I like are left-wing".
Got it.
Was Abraham Lincoln right or left wing...
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