"Who are the National Socialists, Dan?"

National Socialism is one of the two main variants of socialism, the other being international socialism.

Both believe in higher levels of state control for the ?collective good? they favour nationalisation wage/price controls etc. Where they differ is international socialism believes in workers of the world uniting, they perceive the struggle as being one primarily of class, irrespective of national boundaries.

National Socialism see the struggle as being one of Nation as in the case of the classical fascist Mussolini branch, or Race as in the case of Hitler?s Nazi party. This is the type employed by the BNP who combine more familiar left wing economic policy with ?racism? to be blunt. All versions attempt to appeal to the ?average working man?.

International Socialism is the older, and was initially popular in the early part of the last century, although it lost ground to National Socialism in the 1920?s and 1930?s. However the same people who initially supported international socialism started switching in large numbers. This lead Stalin to brand it as ?far right? in an attempt to cast fascists as polar opposites to bolshevists (Russian International Socialism). This is despite the two philosophies being extremely similar in their answers to the mechanics of state.

In many ways we now see the same convergence taking place as traditional Labour supporters convert to the BNP. This was highlighted recently as in the North of England the Labour share of the vote fell and moved to the BNP resulting in the election of two BNP MEP?s.

Socialism in all its forms have wreaked misery in the last century, it must be opposed, even today the modern Labour party attempts to distance itself from this woeful philosophy. National Socialism is no different and must be strongly opposed. It is sad when the BNP can essentially lift the 1983 Labour manifesto add in racism and win popular support.

Especially sad they dare to put Churchill on their flyers, a great man who spent his life fighting the evil of socialism at home and abroad.