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This type of rebranding of the European far right in pseudoleftist clothing is nothing new. The original fascists did the same thing too. In the case of Italian Fascism, Mussolini had actually been a Socialist (and a fairly prominent one at that) prior to the First World War. As leader of the Fascist Party, he used pseudoleftist rhetoric in combination with nationalist slogans. In terms of actual policy, when they first took power, the Fascists followed classical liberal economic policies. They privatized state owned enterprises, cut taxes, especially taxes on the rich and pushed deregulation. Later on, especially in response to the Great Depression, the Fascists would take a more interventionist tack, with their ministers praising the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes. The German National Socialists, as their name implied, from the beginning used pseudoleftist rhetoric. They adopted the color red in their party flag, in part because red was the traditional color of socialists, and Hitler wanted to draw a distinction between his party and traditional right-wing parties. There were certain wings of the Nazi Party which took the party's socialist rhetoric rather seriously such as the followers of the Strasser brothers and the followers of Ernst Rohm, the commander of the SA. When the Nazis took power, both big business and the military in Germany found this to be a source of unease. Hitler eventually resolved this situation in the Night of the Long Knives which resulted in the killing of Ernst Rohm and one of the Strassers, along with many of their followers. This put the minds of big business and the military at ease. Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant http://www.foxymath.com Learn or Review Basic Math ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Louis Proyect via Marxism <marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> Subject: [Marxism] Fwd: The Far Right’s Leftist Mask Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:31:23 -0500 ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** Why European workers are turning to the radical right. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/03/far-right-ukip-fn-welfare-immigration-working-class-voters/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/farmelantj%40juno.com ____________________________________________________________ How To Remove Eye Bags & Lip Lines Fast (Watch) Fit Mom Daily http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5a8b2a83385b42a834af0st02vuc _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
