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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (26 children)

It's authoritarian with large amounts of state capitalism combined with high amounts of nationalism. That sure as shit is not communist.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago (23 children)

Fascist states famously sold off large amounts of state assets to capitalists. Nazi Germany even inspired a new word for this, called "privatization" because they did it so much

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Quite the opposite for Nazi Germany for the most part. The corporations became a central part of the state. The alternative name that Mussolini coined for fascism was corporatism for that very reason.

[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Corporatism where the employers play a central role in the running of the state was a foundation of fascism.

[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you wish to argue against the author's findings, you can contact gbel@ub.edu.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The author does not delve into corporatism.

[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Correct. Because the Nazi economy was called 'privatization.'

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Again, if you have evidence to the contrary, you can contact the author of the research paper, or you can submit your findings to a peer-reviewed academic journal. Here are some further academic sources that also support the claim that the Nazi economy was heavily engaged in privatization, and some relevant quotes:

"After the 1931 banking crisis the survival of the four German great banks was safeguarded only by a huge injection of taxpayers’ money. In return, the great banks were partly nationalized and the two worst affected, the Dresdner Bank and the Danat Bank, were merged. Re-privatization was, however, started only a few years later and finalized under Nazi rule in 1937."

Source: After the Crisis: Nationalisation and re-privatization of the German great banks 1931–1937

"There occurred hardly any nationalizations of private firms during the Third Reich. In addition, there were few enterprises newly created as state-run firms."

"The foregoing discussion is clearly corroborated by an analysis of Nazi intentions. Available sources make perfectly clear that the Nazi regime did not want at all a German economy with public ownership of many or all enterprises. Therefore it generally had no intention whatsoever of nationalizing private firms or creating state firms. On the contrary the re-privatization of enterprises was furthered wherever possible."

Source: The Role of Private Property in the Nazi Economy: The Case of Industry

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