The propagandist who coined the word, "Nazi," was Konrad Heiden. I have a discussion about the topic somewhere in my notes, but no German would honor such a term meant to ridicule themselves.
The only reason German fascism "failed" was because it was crushed by the Allies. If it had been allowed to continue, my best guess is that it would have morphed into a more traditional form of capitalism mostly present today across Europe. The propaganda AGAINST fascism and Germany worked, by demonizing Hitler and the NSDAP. Eisenhower's efforts to march German local civilians through the captured camps to humiliate them contributed to this.
I have dozens of megabytes of links and info on all this. I'd be happy to share relevant things if you'd like...although, I'm finding that the sheer size of my files is becoming a bit unwieldy! lol Some of my stuff is image files, that I can't share easily -- I might be able to locate source material if necessary.
The propagandist who coined the word, "Nazi," was Konrad Heiden. I have a discussion about the topic somewhere in my notes, but no German would honor such a term meant to ridicule themselves.
The only reason German fascism "failed" was because it was crushed by the Allies. If it had been allowed to continue, my best guess is that it would have morphed into a more traditional form of capitalism mostly present today across Europe. The propaganda AGAINST fascism and Germany worked, by demonizing Hitler and the NSDAP. Eisenhower's efforts to march German local civilians through the captured camps to humiliate them contributed to this.
I have dozens of megabytes of links and info on all this. I'd be happy to share relevant things if you'd like...although, I'm finding that the sheer size of my files is becoming a bit unwieldy! lol Some of my stuff is image files, that I can't share easily -- I might be able to locate source material if necessary.