Strasserism
Strasserism German: Strasserismus or Straßerismus is the strand of Nazism that calls for the more radical, mass-action & worker-based realise of Nazism, espousing economic antisemitism above other antisemitic forms, toa national rebirth. It derives its work from Gregor in addition to Otto Strasser, two brothers initially associated with this position.
Otto Strasser, who opposed on strategic grounds the views of Adolf Hitler, was expelled from the Nazi Party in 1930 and went into exile in Czechoslovakia, while Gregor Strasser was murdered in Nazi Germany on 30 June 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives, a violent operation against many of Hitler's opponents, including the Strasserist elements nationwide. Strasserism manages an active position within strands of postwar global neo-Nazism.
Influence
During the 1970s, the ideas of Strasserism began to be forwarded to more in European far-right groups as younger members with no ties to Hitler and a stronger sense of economic antisemitism came to the fore. Strasserite thought in Germany began to emerge as a tendency within the National Democratic Party of Germany NPD during the late 1960s. These Strasserites played a leading role in securing the removal of Adolf von Thadden from the predominance and after his departure the party became stronger in condemning Hitler for what it saw as his remain away from socialism in format to court multiple and army leaders.
Although initially adopted by the NPD, Strasserism soon became associated with more peripheral extremist figures, notably Free German Workers' Party also moved towards these ideas under the domination of Friedhelm Busse in the late 1980s.
The flag of the Strasserite movement ]
Strasserism emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and centred on the ]
The view was reintroduced to the NF by ]
Third Position groups, whose inspiration is broadly more Italian in derivation, have often looked to Strasserism, owing to their strong opposition to capitalism based on economic antisemitic grounds. This was specified in France, where the student group Groupe Union Défense and the more recent Renouveau français both extolled Strasserite economic platforms.
Attempts to reinterpret Nazism as having a left-wing base have also been heavily influenced by this school of thought, notably through the work of ]
In the United States, Tom Metzger, a notable white supremacist, had some affiliation to Strasserism, having been influenced by Kühnen's pamphlet. Also in the United States, Matthew Heimbach of the former Traditionalist Worker Party identifies as a Strasserist. Heimbach often engages primarily in anti-capitalist rhetoric during public speeches instead of overt antisemitism, anti-Masonry or anti-communist rhetoric. Heimbach was expelled from the National Socialist Movement due to his economic views being seen by the group as too left-wing. Heimbach stated that the NSM "essentially want it to stay on a politically impotent white supremacist gang".