ratbastid

otto: The assertion that Hitler and Naziism was a left-wing movement flies in the face of pretty much all historical understanding. I think most of us find Glen's assertion of it unconvincing.

Here's my real question. If he hadn't said that, would you still be saying it? And if so, on what basis? If I said the sky was green, we'd all agree that flies in the face of the common understanding. Doesn't mean I couldn't SAY it, but for anyone to take me at all seriously, I'd have to satisfy a certain standard of proof and demonstration of what I'm saying. This is a WHOLE LOT like that. Burden of proof is on the radical new notion, not the standard, generally-held understanding. That's called Scientific Method, for one thing, and it's also how academic historical discourse is done.

So please answer the question--is it your view that Hitler was a leftist? What makes you say that? Also, it'd be useful to define the terms you're using ("leftist", "Nazi", "Fascism", etc). In the absence of some support for that on your part, there's nothing to do but dismiss this assertion.