the quote And they called their movement National Socialism because That name is merely superficial let s not forget that they wanted to appeal to the masses You mentioned the idea of nationalizing big govt and so on Were would you place fascism The Republican party being mostly conservative both fiscally and culturally should advocate lesser spending right Not always Ronald Reagan was conservative in the eyes of the population but he boosted govt spending by 50 George Bush has spent 12 billion in Iraq per moth I m mentioning this because people who advocate a certain belief don t always do exactly as what their side of the spectrum demands this is how I see it Also one thing I believe that Fascism is far right because it embodies the corporate state the companies who served Hitler for example were in fact private Hitler kept competition to a minimum Furthermore fascism views extreme nationalism as a way of keeping people safe much like traditional values etc These are the reasons as to why I see fascism as far right I will check out the link you gave