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Economic: Social
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X-2 · Y+4
Economic: Social
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X-2 · Y+4
Descriptor
Strasserite
“Anti-capitalist ultranationalism.”
Exemplars · 2 ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Strasserite actually means.
Strasserism merges ultranationalist sentiments with anti-capitalist or socialist-leaning economics. It maintains a rigidly authoritarian stance while rejecting the unbridled market in favor of statist or collectivist policies. Although it shares some roots with German National Socialism, it places a heavier emphasis on wealth redistribution.
Gregor Strasser and Otto Strasser (The Strasser Brothers) were key figures in the early Nazi Party (NSDAP). They were critical of both capitalism and bourgeois elements within the NSDAP, pushing for a more anti-capitalist, socialist-sounding brand of National Socialism—yet still deeply nationalist, racist, and authoritarian.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Reject finance capitalism while keeping the nation as primary unit.
02
Mass mobilisation of workers under nationalist banner.
03
Nationalise large industry; protect small property.
04
Rejection of liberal parliamentarism.
05
Ethnonational community over class.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X-2
SOCIAL
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+4
TOTALITARIAN
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Germany TomorrowOtto Strasser1940 · ~250 pp
- Hitler and IOtto Strasser1940 · Memoir
§ Critics
- The Anatomy of FascismRobert Paxton2004 · ~340 pp
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