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Running through the tradition of the unconstrained vision is the conviction that foolish or immoral choices explain the evils of the world—and that wiser or more moral and humane social policies are the solution.
A Conflict of Visions
Thomas Sowell
If Hitler were a capitalist - if National Socialism was just capitalism in disguise - then Hitler was not totalitarian. You cannot have totalitarianism without total state control of the economy. Since the idea of totalitarianism was invented by Mussolini and the Fascists in 1925 to describe their own regime, "...everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state..." Therefore, it's worth pointing out that, to be classified as totalitarian, both Fascism and National Socialism must be socialist. So, those arguing that it is capitalism are basically saying that Hitler and Mussolini did not have totalitarian control over their nations. This is incorrect, but that's what they argue.
Hitler's Socialism | Destroying the Denialist Counter Arguments
TIKhistory
The world is, after all, indifferent to what we humans “want.” If we persist in wanting, in needing, we are simply setting ourselves up for resentment or worse. Doing the work is enough.
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
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