DumbDude42
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national socialists (tried to) use the word 'socialism' to describe something different than the prevailing marxists did/do. the only thing they really have in common is a rejection of capitalism.I'd argue that the Socialistic side of National Socialism is somewhat overstated. National Socialism is not redistributive and doesn't view the state as having the right to control the wealth in general. It does however push for certain market sectors to be controlled by the state, but this is not because market sectors such as banking are lucrative, it's because they give the dominant powers of those sectors the ability to act as an additional branch of government.
I'll argue this. National Socialism in practice is further away from Capitalism and Communism than the two are from each other.
to put it in very simple terms, the distinction is something like this
capitalism = capital is owned by private interests who are free to do as they please
marxist socialism = private interests are violently destroyed, all capital is now owned and controlled by the state in the name of the workers of the world
national socialism = capital remains owned by private interests, but they are subject to state oversight to ensure that their interests do not conflict with the national interest