Arguably no more socialist than the US or Europe is today.
Also, the point of Marxian communism/socialism is the eventual complete rejection of nationalist ideologies in favor of global communism, it's the only way to pull it all off. Trotsky was big on this model: continual, worldwide revolution until there were no capitalist governments left to "subvert" communism. On the other hand, the NSDAP (and fascism in general) was incredibly nationalistic, and existed as a rejection of globalism and communism. They were some kind of hybrid. They were what is a called a 3rd position (vastly different from 3rd party) political ideology: a vaguely socialist/welfare-capitalist political/economic system in conjunction with an ethno-centric, nationalistic social system.
There's an argument to be made that it's the only way for either system to work: a state claiming to exist for the betterment of its citizens (nationalism), must directly provide for the welfare/benefit of those citizens (socialism). The difference (as claimed) is that where marxist systems work to keep the population at the baseline of the lowest common denominator (see: multiculturalism), the national socialist system works to empower its citizens to achieve their full potential; thus creating a system where a high population-percentage of high achievers see to the sustainment of a low population-percentage of low achievers, and they do so voluntarily out if a sense of familial/social obligation.
The only way to "pull it off" is to go against human nature. And every single time that ends with mass graves.
Communists think their brilliant plan will work if only everyone obeys and participates. Of course they won't have to because it's their idea and they're special, so they deserve special treatment. But everyone else needs to obey or be executed.
Arguably no more socialist than the US or Europe is today.
Also, the point of Marxian communism/socialism is the eventual complete rejection of nationalist ideologies in favor of global communism, it's the only way to pull it all off. Trotsky was big on this model: continual, worldwide revolution until there were no capitalist governments left to "subvert" communism. On the other hand, the NSDAP (and fascism in general) was incredibly nationalistic, and existed as a rejection of globalism and communism. They were some kind of hybrid. They were what is a called a 3rd position (vastly different from 3rd party) political ideology: a vaguely socialist/welfare-capitalist political/economic system in conjunction with an ethno-centric, nationalistic social system.
There's an argument to be made that it's the only way for either system to work: a state claiming to exist for the betterment of its citizens (nationalism), must directly provide for the welfare/benefit of those citizens (socialism). The difference (as claimed) is that where marxist systems work to keep the population at the baseline of the lowest common denominator (see: multiculturalism), the national socialist system works to empower its citizens to achieve their full potential; thus creating a system where a high population-percentage of high achievers see to the sustainment of a low population-percentage of low achievers, and they do so voluntarily out if a sense of familial/social obligation.
The only way to "pull it off" is to go against human nature. And every single time that ends with mass graves.
Communists think their brilliant plan will work if only everyone obeys and participates. Of course they won't have to because it's their idea and they're special, so they deserve special treatment. But everyone else needs to obey or be executed.
Yeah we have gotten more socialist. That's a bad thing