Strasserism

Strasserism ( or ) refers to a dissident, far-right ideology based on Nazism, named after brothers Gregor and Otto Strasser, who were associated with the early Nazi movement. It shares Nazism's core rhetoric of revolutionary nationalism, racism, anti-capitalism, antisemitism, and anti-communism, as well as its populist tactics. Fundamentally, it fits into a broader "Third Positionist" pattern of strategically appropriating socialist-sounding rhetoric to advance an ultranationalist agenda, a tactic it shares with foundational historical fascist movements, including those of Hitler and Mussolini.

The ideology is primarily the creation of Otto Strasser, who promoted what he claimed was a more "authentic" and revolutionary "German Socialism" in opposition to Hitler. His vision called for a radical restructuring of society based on a romantic, anti-modernist rejection of urban industrialism, aiming for a "de-proletarianized" agrarian society governed by "state feudalism". Under this system, society would be organized into hierarchical estates ruled by a cultivated elite, with private property replaced by medieval-style fiefs (Erblehen) and trade guilds. To achieve this vision, he advocated for relocating urban populations to the countryside (de-urbanization), abolishing heavy industry by dismantling it into small decentralized structures, and phasing out banks in favor of international barter.