I mean, I pretty regularly have to debunk the idea that Hitler was a leftist. My dad firmly believes it, because “he was anti-gun and hated freedom, and called himself a national Socialist!”
I’ve explained, until I’m blue in the face, that restricting freedom is right-wing, yes even restricting gun rights can be right-wing, and that Hitler deliberately chose the name “National Socialist” to fool leftists into coming ti meetings - like he straight up admits that in Mein Kampf.
My dad is not somebody who ever learns new information or changes his mind easily, though, so I’ll probably never successfully convince him that nazism was a right wing movement and not even slightly leftist.
I mean, I pretty regularly have to debunk the idea that Hitler was a leftist. My dad firmly believes it, because “he was anti-gun and hated freedom, and called himself a national Socialist!”
I’ve explained, until I’m blue in the face, that restricting freedom is right-wing, yes even restricting gun rights can be right-wing, and that Hitler deliberately chose the name “National Socialist” to fool leftists into coming ti meetings - like he straight up admits that in Mein Kampf.
My dad is not somebody who ever learns new information or changes his mind easily, though, so I’ll probably never successfully convince him that nazism was a right wing movement and not even slightly leftist.
Wtf… Murica and homeschooled i guess? Cant imagine someone who has learned anything about history at any point of their life really believing that…