Was 1920s Germany a decaying capitalist country? I thought fascism is more about hierarchy and subjugation based on establishing a class system and capitalism enables the shifting of resources to deprive the masses of the ability to easily resist. Capitalism helps fascism but they can be independent of each other.
Yes, yes it was. Massive economic struggles post ww1, political instability due to the recent shift away from the monarchy. You have probably seen the images of workers hauling their day’s pay away in a wheelbarrow and kids playing with stacks of money, because the hyperinflation destroyed its value faster than people could even spend it.
One of the major issues of the past election was literally the economy and inflation. Sure it wasn’t as bad as 1920s Germany but there’s a pretty clear trend that when the economy isn’t doing good for people and they struggle they end up either turning to facism or socialism. And the ruling class will resist socialism with everything they have while ending up capitulating to facism. That’s part of why in Germany the Nazis came to power rather then the communist and socialist parties. And it’s the reason in America why the Democrats fight so hard against people like Bernie to the point they have no good candidates to run and end up giving the win to Trump.
Was 1920s Germany a decaying capitalist country? I thought fascism is more about hierarchy and subjugation based on establishing a class system and capitalism enables the shifting of resources to deprive the masses of the ability to easily resist. Capitalism helps fascism but they can be independent of each other.
Yes, yes it was. Massive economic struggles post ww1, political instability due to the recent shift away from the monarchy. You have probably seen the images of workers hauling their day’s pay away in a wheelbarrow and kids playing with stacks of money, because the hyperinflation destroyed its value faster than people could even spend it.
America and other countries succumbing to right wing politics are turning fascist but missing the hyper inflation and the collapsed economy.
One of the major issues of the past election was literally the economy and inflation. Sure it wasn’t as bad as 1920s Germany but there’s a pretty clear trend that when the economy isn’t doing good for people and they struggle they end up either turning to facism or socialism. And the ruling class will resist socialism with everything they have while ending up capitulating to facism. That’s part of why in Germany the Nazis came to power rather then the communist and socialist parties. And it’s the reason in America why the Democrats fight so hard against people like Bernie to the point they have no good candidates to run and end up giving the win to Trump.
gestures broadly at 2008
I agree with you on most points but it is true that fascism was aided by a miserable economy in 1920s Germany.