What Is Strasserism?
Strasserism is a dissident, far-right ideology based on Nazism, named after brothers Gregor and Otto Strasser, who were associated with the early Nazi movement. Part of the Nationalist family.
Definition
Strasserism is a dissident, far-right ideology based on Nazism, named after brothers Gregor and Otto Strasser, who were associated with the early Nazi movement.
Definition quoted from Wikipedia: Strasserism (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; checked October 20, 2026).
Core ideas
- Nationalism with anti-capitalist economics.
- Opposition to Hitler's leadership faction.
- Later influence on some neo-fascist groups.
Origins
Germany, 1920s–1930s.
Associated thinkers and leaders
Gregor Strasser, Otto Strasser
Core ideas, origins and thinkers: Atlas summary.
Where Strasserism sits on the Atlas maps
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 15 | strongly toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 90 | strongly toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 89 | strongly toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 79 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 20 | toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 78 | toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 100 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 100 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 83 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 93 | strongly toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 79 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 67 | toward religious authority |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the tradition’s core principles through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Estimated positions on key questions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| A single ruling party can govern more effectively than a competitive multiparty system. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| International institutions should have more authority over national governments. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
Related ideologies
Main differences from the closest ideologies
- Compared with Juche, Strasserism sits 18 points further toward non-intervention on the foreign policy dimension.
- Compared with Italian Fascism, Strasserism sits 16 points further toward collective / planned on the economic dimension.
- Compared with Fascism, Strasserism sits 18 points further toward collective / planned on the economic dimension.
Figures with the closest estimated positions
Closeness of estimated positions only; this does not mean these people identify with Strasserism.
Sources
Position last reviewed: not yet reviewed individually.