For the next idiot to claim Nazis were Socialists

"Hurr durr Nazis had socialist in the name so they were socialists":

The Economist magazine introduced the term "privatization" (alternatively "privatisation" or "reprivatization" after the German "Reprivatisierung") during the 1930s when it covered Nazi Germany's economic policy.

- Edwards, Ruth Dudley (1995). The Pursuit of Reason: The Economist 1843–1993. Harvard Business School Press. p. 946. ISBN 0-87584-608-4

Compare Bel, Germà (2006). "Retrospectives: The Coining of 'Privatisation' and Germany's National Socialist Party". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 20 (3): 187–94.

Btw - buffalo wings are made of buffaloes and sea lions are really feline lions. Nor are sea horses actually horses.

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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

In addition:

IG Fargen was the company most involved in the Holocaust. It was a private company under private hands, ditto for Hugo Boss. Socialist leaders were jailed, sent to concentration camps and executed by Nazis. In addition, trade union leaders were arrested and most trade unions were banned.

Nothing socialist about that.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@basilfawlty89 Nazis pretty much followed the tenets of Mussolini's Fascism -- the partnership of government and corporations working together in a mutually enriching partnership that crushed workers' right, unions, freedom of speech and thought, etc. Basically all totalitarian governments are the same -- the only difference is who the dictators chose to work with and who they chose to enslave.

helenS · 36-40, F

@basilfawlty89 "ditto for Hugo Boss

— Noooo! Please tell me this is not true!!
😬😬😬😬😬

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@helenS Read the original Fascist Manifesto Mussoline promulgated back in the 1920s -- it's all there.

helenS · 36-40, F

@ChipmunkErnie I was only referring to the Hugo Boss company.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@helenS They were part of a list of Nazi collaborators I found, too

irishmolly72 · 56-60, F

@helenS Yes, and Hugo Chavez and Hurricane Hugo too. Pretty much anybody named Hugo.

helenS · 36-40, F

@irishmolly72 You mean it shouldn't be taken too seriously?

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@irishmolly72 Or named Adolph.

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@helenS Sadly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(fashion_designer)#Support_of_Nazism

helenS · 36-40, F

@basilfawlty89 Some weeks ago I purchased a nice pair of Hugo Boss blue jeans, "Candiani Denim", to replace my worn-out Levis501. I am wearing them right now. Oh my.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@helenS Sadly one of their most iconic designs was the SS uniform.

helenS · 36-40, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Mr Hugo Boss (the man, not the company) may have been a Nazi, but today they are just a fashion company and they sell good-looking clothes. When I buy something from Italy, should I do some research before I buy, to find out whether they supported Benito Mussolini in the past?

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@helenS I just mentioned it for information purposes. What you choose to decide to do with the knowledge is up to you. Personally I am not a fan of companies that didn't pay reparations and instead doubled down on bad choices. Theissen Krupp comes to mind. Albert Krupp was the inspiration for Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.

helenS · 36-40, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow My problem is that you are right. 😐️