Original post by Luke KostanjsekIf you honestly can't answer a question, admit it. Don't talk **** and pretend it justifies your opinion:
Treaty of Versailles - Wasn't passed by Nazis so has no bearing on how right wing or otherwise the Nazis were. Did indeed lead to a rise in nationalist sentiments, but seeing as nationalist sentiment is hardly exclusive to the far right, it's just as pervasive amongst the far left and even more moderate groups, that doesn't really prove anything.
Fear of Communism - We feared the spread of communism in Britain, as evidenced by the cold war, but we had plenty of Labour administrations over that duration. Fear of communism =/= Far right.
Economic issues in Germany - Did indeed lead to a rise in nationalist sentiments (though I'd suggest that the occupation of the Ruhr was more responsible for this than the Wall Street Crash) though again, doesn't by any means imply that the Nazis must have been far right. In fact, the Nazi economic policies of the 1930s featured a huge amount of state intervention, most notably through mass infrastructure projects, nationalisation and the curbing of a free market, which are fairly left wing policies. Note especially the similarity to Stalin's desire for state control of the 'commanding heights' of the Soviet economy.
Social issues in Germany - Again, you seem to be suggesting that because the Nazis rose to power on a wave of nationalist sentiments, they must be far right. As someone previously mentioned, the SNP are an example of a left wing party who very recently have gained power on the back of nationalist sentiments, so your reasoning is flawed. And if we consider actual Nazi social policies, again we see plenty of left wing ideology shining through. The 'Strength through Joy' and 'Beauty of Labour' campaigns were undeniably left wing, and the Nazi policies on healthcare, education, maternity and pensions were also fairly left leaning.
Isolationism in Europe - The Nazis hardly followed an isolationist foreign policy; they were positively expansionist! And neither isolationist nor expansionist foreign policies are inherently right wing; China and North Korea/Russia respectively refute any such suggestion.
To suggest that Nazis are right wing or left wing is a gross oversimplification. The original Nazi party espoused views from all over the political spectrum. It was only following the Night of the Long Knives that we begin to see a turn towards the political right, and even then there are still more than a handful of socialist policies. What you should really infer from all this, is that ironically the far left and far right actually share a huge amount of common ground. I would suggest the far right is closer to the far left than the moderate right, and vice versa.