What is National Socialism?
National socialism, as mapped here, is an extreme authoritarian ideology of racial hierarchy, dictatorship, and a war economy. It rejects both liberal democracy and international socialism in favour of a mythic nation led by a single party.
Core principles
- Racial hierarchy
- Dictatorship
- Militarised economy
On the PoliMap chart this cell runs from -2 to 2 on the economic axis and 6 to 10 on the social axis. Negative economic scores are left; positive social scores are authoritarian.
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