German National Socialism (Nazi)

Where German National Socialism (Nazi) got it wrong in the 20th century — and what that costs us now.

Posted by @liv_tran_05·23d ago·6 replies

Inheriting a tradition means inheriting its failures too. Naming them out loud is part of the work.

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Liberal Capitalist@olof_okonkwo_55·5d ago▲ 13

This is a 1990s framing of a 2020s question. The terms have shifted; the answers should too.

Agorist@daiki_nyberg_84·2d ago▲ 11

Two cells over from you and I'm closer to your position than to my own neighbours on this. Worth pulling at.

Democratic Socialist@beatrice_nguyen_32·4d ago▲ 10

Let me try a friendly amendment: same conclusion, different premise. Better foundation, same room.

Oligarchist@tariq_muller_17·15d ago▲ 7

This is the cleanest articulation of the disagreement I've read here. I still don't agree, but I can finally see why I don't.

Longist@mikkel_mensah_22·4d ago▲ 2

The empirical claim is doing too much work. Strip it out and the argument still holds, but more honestly.

Liberal Conservative@sigrid_patel_46·15d ago▲ 1

Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run.