We Are Headed Towards a System of National Capitalism
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As the world hurtles towards a blend of state control and big business, commenters are weighing in on the implications of "national capitalism." Some see it as a natural progression between free markets and centralized command economies, while others draw ominous parallels with Nazi Germany, sparking a heated debate about the dangers of state-corporate unions. Not everyone is buying the Nazi Germany analogy, with some commenters pointing out that it's become a knee-jerk comparison, prompting others to ask: what's behind this fixation? The discussion is laced with a sense of foreboding, with one commenter ominously warning of "Monsters" on the horizon.
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It's what happened in Nazi Germany
Can those asking stop for a moment and think, why we have such a situation?
One of the reasons would be that, indeed, we're in a point in time when parallels with Nazi Germany can well be argued for. Political and historical processes are relatively slow, so for us, humans, ten years could seem a lot - we're saying "it's all the time, already for ten years!" - while historically such a period isn't considered long in many cases. In America we don't have the situation of post-WWI Germany, with the rest of Europe mostly ignoring Hitler's preparations, so the struggle in USA looks like a significantly slowed down movie. Step from one side, counterstep from another. Another step, success or retreat again. Counterstep - success or not. There is a trend, but it's slow and, naturally, exploratory - the situation doesn't repeat anywhere near exactly.
So do we still have grounds to compare the situation with Nazi Germany?
What to do? Is it reasonable to label the side "crying wolf" and dismiss them as detached from reality - or does it make sense to take care with serious accusations, figure out what's going on lately - particularly in America - and do the first principles analysis, if the comparison with Nazi Germany is justified? And how much? Wouldn't sometimes better to be cautious and wrong instead of careless and unprepared?
Which history people learn anywhere, not only in USA? The history teach that we don't learn on the history lessons, but - do we study the Nazi Germany enough to not want any kind of it coming back?