In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.
  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The name “National Socialist” was a trick to get people on board.

    Sort of. Hitler didn’t found the party, he joined it as a mole in order to spy on it for the military. He ended up doing a lot more than most moles, eventually taking it over and expelling the more socialist (though still racist) founders.

    Hitler hated socialists and tried to change the name as soon as he took over, but was convinced to keep the name because it had become a popular brand.