We here both sides of the political isle call the other a Nazi.
As a result, the terms has been bastardized.
Much like the term racist, the term Nazi seems to be applied ONLY because someone opposes you politically.
However, to cut through the BS, let's study why each side calls the other a Nazi.
What did the Nazi ideology believe?
1. The white race is superior. Dark colored skin, not so much. Or perhaps you switch the colors around.
2. Genocide is an acceptable alternative to what we perceive as a human problem. It's just a matter of who is not considered your equal as a human being.
3. A massive nanny state is needed. Free medical, retirement, education, etc. Capitalism is a Jewish conspiracy that needs to be destroyed.
4. Society must have strong environmental and animal rights laws.
5. Society must have gun control. Society does not want the wrong kinds of people owning guns.
6. Society must have a strong centralized authoritarian government to implement a nanny state and a large military
7. Massive debt is needed to maintain the nanny state and massive military. It matters little how much debt it takes.
So who does the Nazi ideology mirror more closely? Do they mirror you or those you oppose politically?
Completely wrong! The primary philosophy of the Nazis was EXTREME nationalism and a desire for to avenge WWI. That was their only motivation.
All else was just doing whatever it took to achieve those goals. They had no ideology or economic philosophy.
In the words of Adolph Hilter:
"The basic feature of our economic theory is that we have no theory at all."
Nationalism is a form of collectivism. To centralize the state, nationalism is used to consolidate power within the state.
Ironically, today Nationalism stands in the way of collectivists as they strive to create a One World Order. Now we must tear down borders now that nationalism has collectivized states around the globe. Those that focus on country today are seen as anti-collectivist.
I would even say that the Nazi regime was not really focused on nationalism. No, they wanted the entire world. Nationalism, like Socialism, were merely tools to that end.
In fact, I would even argue that Jewish hatred was rooted in the fact that the Jewish people were a minority and socioeconomically upwardly mobile. They simply arrested them, took their gold, and sent them off to die. The money was then used for the ultimate goal of conquering the entire world.
All in all, to root out evil just assess the greed and quest for power. There was really nothing special about the Nazi ideology other than the fact that at least Hitler recognized the futility of the state running industry. After all, would you hire a lawyer to operate on you medically? Just leave the professionals in place and simply manipulate them is the key. Then using corporate money you will be that much closer to your goals.
Socialism was just used to quell uprisings like they had during WW1, like I mentioned before.
Again, I don't think any dictator who is a socialist is a socialist for the good of the people. It's just for power and as Hitler has shown, people will look the other way when it comes to corruption and genocide if you just grease their wheels and fill their pockets full of money, which is why socialism to me is terrifying.