It is my thought that the NAZI's mentioned Socialism because there was a tradition in thought at least that Socialism was for the people. National socialism became a bastard term which was supposed to help take the sting out of the Nationalist movement. There always has to be a scapegoat and the Communists were that until it became the Jews, homosexuals, and insane who were seen as taking money away from the people. It as really the leaders who were taking any thing of value and selling it to pay for the war effort. Germany was basically bankrupt at the start of WWII. That is why they had to invade other countries for their resources.

Socialism is employed by different positions on the economic & political spectrum. It is a check on capitalism which we tried during the 1800;'s with the railroad monopolies etc. Carnegie, JP morgan, Rockefeller gained all of the wealth with little regard for the working folks. Union representation, Medicare, SSI are socialistic concepts which is embraced by most in the USA currently. However a I fear all of the strides for equality under many banners will soon be undone by 7 Catholics on the Supreme Court. Atheists are 26% of the population. Where is our representation on the court? Oh never mind.

Shallow thinking is the hallmark of conservative politics.

I could call myself a Hobbit....would ot make it true? Even if I went to a Comcon dressed as one?

Really good Video link. I really enjoyed it. Something that stood out for me was the identification of Financial enrichment and Ideology in Nazi Germany as being the driving force that resulted in economic failure and war. Sounds like a manifesto for the Republican Party.

People have been so programed by the Political Right to respond negatively and instinctively like Pavlov's dogs to the word Socialism, they are unable distinguish between socialism, communist socialism, democratic socialism, and social democracy, and national socialism, the latter of course meaning Nazism. It's what the Right do: spread ignorance and benefit from it.

Thank you. Same here. Yes, ‘the name.’ And, the US Government’s promotion of Capitalism, thus attacks on both Communism and Socialism… Oh, now ‘FOX’

Similarly, the Chinese may call themselves communists, but are about as communist as the Ferengi!

They lied...the NAZIS were facists.

What's in a name.

By the same logic, these people believe that North Korea is a democracy.

North Korea's official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It's right there in the name! Check and Mate!

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
They called themselves a Democracy believe it or not.
This is like Trump saying he's for Democracy where he's clearly NOT.

What did you expect, that the Nazis would be truthful instead and call themselves fascists?

Given that the vast majority of those people don't understand the actual definitions of the words they use, it's small wonder that they misuse them, constantly.