definition

Excuse me? Who're the Nazis?




Okay first there's this definition of National Socialism which comes from Wikipedia (via Kel):

Hitler's National Socialism was founded on a Weltanschauung, or translated "World View", in which history was reducible to a racial struggle in the Social Darwinian sense. National Socialism was thus a Messianic movement, centered in the Fuhrerprincip and anchored in the thesis that only through racial purity could Germany find her salvation. The movement was based on anti-Semitism, anti-Marxism and hyper-nationalism, manifesting itself through Pan-Germanism and the quest for Lebensraum.

Now, let's change a few words, without, I think, changing the meanings very much at all, and see what we have:

Republicanism is currently based on a Weltanschauung, or translated "World View", in which history was reducible to a financial struggle in the Social Darwinian* sense. Republicanism is thus a Messianic movement, centered in Authoritarianism and anchored in the thesis that only through market forces could America find her salvation. The movement was based on "personal responsibility", anti-Marxism and hyper-nationalism, manifesting itself through American Exceptionalism and the quest for Increased Profit.

Hmmm. Aside from yet another incidence of Godwin's Law in Action (or, since the Nazi thing never seems to stop, is it part of the same really huge incident?), is there anything fundamentally wrong with this description of the Republican Party? I mean, yeah, it's a bit incendiary (oh, boo hoo), but if you consider it to be a description of the Party, rather than of the Conservatism which the party claims, isnt this a pretty good definition?

Discuss.


* If you think Republicans dont believe in survival of the fittest, you havent been paying any attention at all.