Talk:Nazi Party/Archive 1

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name change

Good article but it should be renamed Nazi Party -- any objections? Richard Jensen 08:02, 26 April 2007 (CDT)

The "National-Socialist German Workers Party" is of course not the German name of the party. Users will not find it --it is rarely used in any reference book, and so we need "Nazi Party". Specifically the official name was "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" (no hyphen), which Germans usually called NSDAP. Richard Jensen 17:17, 5 June 2007 (CDT)

Sentence change

I changed this sentence:

"The anti-Semitic ideology of the Nazi Party led the regime into the Nazi Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed"

This says the Nazis were against Jews just because they were Jews. The Nazis were against Jews because they believed they promoted communism. In Nazi publications and speechs they always equated Jews with Bolshevism. You can get translated info here:

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ww2era.htm#Antisem

I know this is a touchy subject but I believe we should objectively cover this issue or else nobody will learn anything.

Eric Pokorny 23:01, 5 June 2007 (CDT)

True. But there was also a long-standing tradition of virulent anti-Semitism in Germany that has to be taken into account also. Hayford Peirce 23:19, 5 June 2007 (CDT)

True. That would be a good article to cover anti-Semitism in German history. Nearly all European countries have had a long history of anti-Semitism. I think we should address why the Nazis did, however.

Eric Pokorny 14:10, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

In 1939 Hitler formed an alliance with Stalin, but never wavered in his hatred of the Jews--which had little to do with Communism says Kershaw. Richard Jensen 23:19, 5 June 2007 (CDT)

I don’t know if one can really call the non-aggression pact an “alliance.” It was in German interests to strike a deal with the Soviet Union. It by no means meant loyalty which was shattered in 1941. Hitler also permitted Jews who agreed with the Reich to be “Honorary Aryans.”

Eric Pokorny 14:10, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

Recent edits

I have reverted Eric Pokorny's edit. The foundation of Hitler's world view and of Nazi ideology was anti-Semitism. Hitler regarded communism as a creation of the Jews, not vice versa. I have also reverted Hayford Peirce's edit. The killing of homosexuals etc was not part of the Holocaust, properly defined. The two things should not be confused. I have also moved the article back to its original title. The party's name was the National-Socialist German Workers Party, not the "Nazi Party" which is (a) slang and (b) confusing since there have been and still are many Nazi parties. We don't title our article on the Republican Party The GOP, or on the British Conservatives The Tory Party. It is untrue that "most books" call the NSDAP the Nazi party. Serious works on Third Reich history call it by its correct name. But even if it was true, a work of reference is expected to be accurate. Adam Carr 10:06, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

While it is true that the foundation of Nazi ideology was anti-Semitism, it wasn’t independent of anti-Communism. They were intertwined.

Eric Pokorny 14:10, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

History editors

I notice some edit conflict concerning the name of this article. Just as a reminder, please note that the editors are the ones to make this determination. Matt Innis (Talk) 10:21, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

Then let them open a process for deciding the matter. Adam Carr 10:27, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

Good idea. Reverting is not an appropriate way to communicate your wishes, it tends to alienate those that are here to collaborate with you. I would suggest talk first, edit later. Let me know if I can help. Matt Innis (Talk) 10:21, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

as history editor I opened the name issue in late April, and no one commented (see above.) Richard Jensen 18:51, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

I think the choice is still yours at this point. Considering all the new information, how would you like to proceed? Matt Innis (Talk) 19:18, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

I've looked at other reference sources and they are all over the map. In my opinion "Nazi Party" works best for most users. Google gives over 1100 books with that title in English see [1]. There are zero books with "National Socialist German Workers Party" in title; there are 242 with NSDAP in title, mostly in German. As for journals there are 5 articles with the long form, and 158 with "Nazi Party" in the title. See [2] The term "National-Socialist German Workers Party" was NOT the official name of the party (it had a German name, of course, not English) and has no real advantages. Publishers and editors do NOT use it in titles. The chief alternative, used in several books. might be National Socialism which includes much more than just the party. )I count 789 articles with "National Socialism" and 456 boos. What do people think of using National Socialism? Richard Jensen 20:33, 6 June 2007 (CDT)