Were the Nazis right wing?

by Freeloading_Sponger

The Nazis were born out of a trades union, opposed big business, had generally collectivist rhetoric, and used the name "Socialist". All of these seem pretty left wing.

On the other hand, they're the textbook definition of a racist ideology, and we tend to consider that to mean one is extremely right wing.

In what sense were the Nazis right wingers?

DanKensington

In just about every relevant sense. We've got an FAQ section on this specific question (How Socialist Was National Socialism, if your browser doesn't take you there immediately), with answers from u/kieslowskifan, u/g0dwinslawyer, and u/sergey_romanov.