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[–] Uncle_Tractor 1 point 17 points (+18|-1) ago 

What makes hitler a leftist? That aside, the important thing those three have in common is not leftism but authoritarianism. It's the authoritarians who kill people, not liberals. (no, progressives are not liberals)

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[–] Porphyrogennetos 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Nothing makes Hitler a leftist. It's a complete misnomer.

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[–] BoiseNTheHood [S] 12 points -5 points (+7|-12) ago  (edited ago)

I'd say the massive welfare state he established, his admiration for FDR's New Deal, his support for unions to the point where he made them a part of the government, and his abolition of private ownership anywhere other than on paper puts Hitler firmly on the left.

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[–] FriedrichNietzsche 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

http://www.ub.edu/graap/nazi.pdf

Time for a history lesson you didn't get from /pol/