"The Nazis were socialists!"
The Nazis claimed to be 'National' as well but, last I checked, they did wander beyond their own country's borders somewhat.
Perhaps unquestioning acceptance of the self-appointed labels of fascists isn't the wisest approach? Just a thought, like
Hitler and Mussolini were initially supported by the rich, not just in their countries but elsewhere in the West, because they were seen as barriers against the spread of communism.
Hence the okay to the tightly-controlled and limited socialist reforms of those regimes, which ensured popular support within their countries. The elite was on their side, as long as it kept its privileges, and communists were squashed...
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Jorge Stolfi