re: Nazis and Communists

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Was it just ego that would not let them work together as both wanted total control. Or is there some underlying political difference between the 2 that I am missing?

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The Nationalist, racial component is the difference. Communism was based on class struggle whereas National Socialism was a nation, racial based movement. The Nazis were not against industry, the mercantile class, and respected private property. They were not overtly hostile to the old aristocracy and tolerated the Church. Communism was a viewed as a worldwide movement of the proletariate against the old order.