Socialism has been around for awhile, as Debs ran for office 5 times actually generated some popularity. But what I was curious if both American and German Socialist parties were aligned in some way that their platforms were the same and if it extends or affect the way we look at Socialism today.
Hi, leaving aside the American Socialism Party and comparisons, just on the subject of the word "socialist" in the National Socialist party, see this recent response from /u/kieslowskifan
and here