You miss my point. Just because National Socialism has 'socialism' in its name does not make it 'socialist'; that is, derived from Marxist theory, any more than a Christian Democrat in Europe is Christian in any real sense of the word. Hitler rose to power at least in part from the financial support given him by the Directors of corporations such as Krupp and E.G. Farben, who did so because of their fear of the communists. They certainly understood a distinction between the two, and were no doubt hoping for an accommodation with Hitler such as the one Mussolini enjoyed with Italian big business.
And I don't mind being in a very small minority if I know I'm right.
Far too many people find it "inconvenient" to accept Hitler as one of their own.
Here's a listing of German parties and their leanings..
PDS - Party of Democratic Socialism , Formerly the SED; East German Socialist Unity Party.. Pretty much represents East German interests.. mostly through default..
The Green Party.. Socialist / Environmentalist .. Youth / Urban - Suburban - Student support..
REP - Republikaner / German People's Union DVU ( Duetsche Volksunion ) Far Right.. Anti-Crime, Anti - Immigration, Anti- American.. Blue collar support
FDP - Free Democratic Party ... The Center.. Anti-Socialist , Pro Individual Rights, Pro Private Enterprise.. Yeilds enormous power as a "coalition partner.. Who the FDP aligns itself with can determine which of the Major Parties controls the parliament..
SDP - Social Democratic Party... Marxist, Socialist.. Somewhat to the Left of the US Democrat Party.. Social justice, environment on the one hand, economic issues, ( inflation fiscal responsibility ) and national / european security on the other..
CDU - Christian Democratic Union .. Conservatism, Capitalism, Christians, ( Catholic / Protestant) Business, trade unionists.. Anti - nazi, Anti - Communist ... Advocates conservative values mixed with social market economy ..( combining capitalism and extensive social welfare )
CSU - Christian Social Union... Uniquely Bavarian, and predominantly Catholic.. Same values / politics as the CDU, and has remained allied to same throughout it's existance..