German Socialist Party

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The German Socialist Party (German: Deutschsozialistische Partei, abbreviated DSP) was a short-lived far-right and völkisch political party active in Germany during the early Weimar Republic. Founded in 1918, it aimed to combine radical nationalist ideology with a populist appeal to the working class. Despite some initial activity, it failed to build a mass following and dissolved in 1922, with many of its members joining the Nazi Party. The DSP was ideologically influenced by the antisemitic Thule Society, especially under the leadership of Rudolf von Sebottendorf, and by engineer and early party theorist Alfred Brunner. It sought to replace Marxist socialism with a "national socialism" rooted in ethnic nationalism and anti-capitalism directed specifically against "Jewish finance capital". Originally active only in Nuremberg and Franconia, the DSP attempted to contest the 1920 German federal election but won only around 7,000 votes nationwide. Following this electoral failure, the party...

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