Ordoliberal and Nazi critiques of democracy, unions, and communism overlapped considerably.

Evidence

In any case, Wegmann (2002) and others who insist that a huge distance be maintained between ordoliberals and the Nazis fail to understand the considerable overlap of ordoliberal and Nazi critiques of parliamentarian democracy, trade unions, and the Communist Party in particular. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 542

Categorization

• XREF: Resonates with the reader’s own skepticism of ‘huge distance’ claims in the neoliberal-origins literature. — connects to: Cold War anti-communism whitewashed ordoliberals’ Nazi-era roles — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 544; Ordoliberalism entailed an authoritarian skepticism toward democracy — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 557
• SEED: Angle: the uncomfortable common enemy problem — how the ordoliberals’ shared enemies with Nazism shaped their post-war intellectual appeal.

Broader Connections

• Cold War anti-communism whitewashed ordoliberals’ Nazi-era roles #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 544
• Ordoliberalism entailed an authoritarian skepticism toward democracy #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 557