National Socialism, first and foremost, above all else, is a philosophy.
Not an economic system.
A philosophy predicated on a foundation of Nature - understanding natural laws and the natural order, and applying those laws and order to society and civilization.
NS is a philosophy that recognizes the fundamental, and uttermost vital importance of the racial component of the human condition - seeing race as the very origin of all human culture.
NS economy? The economy was the very last and lowest point of concern in the NS philosophy. NS Germany didn't even have a formally defined economic system. They just figured it out as they went along (and it worked miracles, seeing as Germany was pulled out of the catastrophe of the Versailles Treaty, and thrust into first-world superpower within about four years).
Their economy was based on agriculture and industry, like most first-world countries. Farms and factories were almost exclusively privately owned, and laws were put in place to ensure that they remained privately owned. As were all small shops, from grocery stores to clothing stores to furniture stores, as well as every type of repair shop of the age.
Land ownership was encouraged in Germany. And again, laws were put into place to ensure that all land remained private. Even in the event that a landowner passed away and didn't have any family to will his property to, auctions were held to ensure that the land was put back into the hands of private citizens, and was never allowed to be bought up by corporations or government institutions.
NS Germany had virtually no welfare system to speak of. Most of the welfare provided to the poor and the disabled was generated through public fundraising events like the Winterhilfswerk (WHW) program. Hitler's most memorable public statement on the subject was "German people, help yourselves!" And it was an insanely successful program (I even have a bunch of little trinkets from the WHW (pins, buttons, ribbons, keychain booklets, etc.)
Did they have free education and healthcare? Yeah. Were they all allowed to just take any old random classes they want for fun and piss away a bunch of government funding? No. University courses were decided based on aptitude. If a citizen showed aptitude in mathematics and sciences, then they went to institutions of higher learning. If a citizen wasn't very strong in intellectual capacity, but was good with his hands, he went to trade school and explored which trades he was most skilled at.
This is all very simple stuff. There was nothing complicated or convoluted about the NS economic or social systems. It was all based on the simplest logic, reason, and plain old common sense.
#Politics
Not an economic system.
A philosophy predicated on a foundation of Nature - understanding natural laws and the natural order, and applying those laws and order to society and civilization.
NS is a philosophy that recognizes the fundamental, and uttermost vital importance of the racial component of the human condition - seeing race as the very origin of all human culture.
NS economy? The economy was the very last and lowest point of concern in the NS philosophy. NS Germany didn't even have a formally defined economic system. They just figured it out as they went along (and it worked miracles, seeing as Germany was pulled out of the catastrophe of the Versailles Treaty, and thrust into first-world superpower within about four years).
Their economy was based on agriculture and industry, like most first-world countries. Farms and factories were almost exclusively privately owned, and laws were put in place to ensure that they remained privately owned. As were all small shops, from grocery stores to clothing stores to furniture stores, as well as every type of repair shop of the age.
Land ownership was encouraged in Germany. And again, laws were put into place to ensure that all land remained private. Even in the event that a landowner passed away and didn't have any family to will his property to, auctions were held to ensure that the land was put back into the hands of private citizens, and was never allowed to be bought up by corporations or government institutions.
NS Germany had virtually no welfare system to speak of. Most of the welfare provided to the poor and the disabled was generated through public fundraising events like the Winterhilfswerk (WHW) program. Hitler's most memorable public statement on the subject was "German people, help yourselves!" And it was an insanely successful program (I even have a bunch of little trinkets from the WHW (pins, buttons, ribbons, keychain booklets, etc.)
Did they have free education and healthcare? Yeah. Were they all allowed to just take any old random classes they want for fun and piss away a bunch of government funding? No. University courses were decided based on aptitude. If a citizen showed aptitude in mathematics and sciences, then they went to institutions of higher learning. If a citizen wasn't very strong in intellectual capacity, but was good with his hands, he went to trade school and explored which trades he was most skilled at.
This is all very simple stuff. There was nothing complicated or convoluted about the NS economic or social systems. It was all based on the simplest logic, reason, and plain old common sense.
#Politics
11:21 PM - Sep 27, 2022
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