Ernie: Excellent question. For now I cannot give a detailed answer. What I do know is that the Berlin branch, and for a while Hitler also, was pro-labor / pro-unions. In some ways this was similar to the Social Democrats, with the big difference being nationalism and authoritarian leadership With time, the Vienna Nazis became business-centric and gained considerable conservative support in the process neutering their union element. Best I can't tell you more without some fresh research which I don't have time for, but which , when I do, it would be good to look into. Billy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- message dated 1/20/2011 6:59:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: So to close the loop, which part of Socialism did the Nazis embrace/want to associate themselves with, at least in the early Berlin years?
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2011, at 23:51, [email protected] wrote: > Common theme in all "Socialist" movements was dignity of labor and the need for > fairness in working conditions and remuneration. Along with that went any number > of related issues, depending on which group you are talking about. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
