User:KamiLazer
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Am-Hooman: Hi there, just wanted to clarify my position about the economic policy of Nazism. Firstly, I believe we are operating under different definitions of "capitalism". Capitalism as its own term was coined by socialists, and as such I believe the socialist definition is more appropriate, that being, that capitalism is defined by private ownership over the means of production. It does not necessarily imply a free market (Welfare Capitalism, Keynesian School), nor does it imply a lack of co-operation between state and capital (as is the case in most Neoliberal economies).
Under Nazi Germany, the capitalist mode of production still existed, and the private sector was actually expanded under Nazi rule (which is especially notable given that the private sector typically decreases during wartime). Since the Nazis not only maintained, but expanded the capitalist mode of production, I believe it is appropriate to classify them under "capitalists", at least in practice, even if individual members of the NSDAP disagreed on economics.
Additionally, this wiki categorizes "state capitalism" under "capitalists", so by the transitive property, if Nazism is state capitalist in practice, it is capitalist in practice. The reason why I believe "capitalists" is the better option, is simply due to navigation. The "alignments" section of the infobox is used for navigation to various category pages, so the alignments are usually as broad as possible (e.g. "socialists" rather than "market socialists"). The definition of "capitalist" on this wiki is usually broad enough to encompass mixed economy systems, so I do believe Nazism is being held to a different standard when it comes to its classification.
If you want to make it clear that Nazism is a different model of capitalism than most, (which is a standard no other page is held to), then I suggest something like: Capitalism (In practice, state collaboration) (could be phrased better).
I'm sorry if this comment feels rambly and text-wally, but I believe I needed to get all my points across thoroughly so there is no misinterpretation of what I mean.
Am-Hooman: hey just wanted to ask for your discord username so I could contact you
