Re: Hitler and Socialism: Orwell's View
- From: SolomonW <SolomonW@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:56:21 +1000
On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:48:09 -0700, David Friedman wrote:
There are at least two points here relevant to past arguments. One is
the similarity of the Nazi and Communist regimes. Presumably some of the
socialists here would agree with that, but argue that they were both
similar in being not socialist. The other is the meaning of "socialism."
I think the quotes make it clear that Orwell, who considered himself and
was considered a socialist, saw "the essential structure of socialism"
as existing in Nazi Germany and consisting of the state controlling
industry. It wasn't, of course, the sort of socialism he wanted, but it
was a form of socialism.
I suggest you read Speer's autobiography, it discusses Hitler's socialism
from an insider.
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- Hitler and Socialism: Orwell's View
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