The post-war German government refused even symbolic concessions toward socialization.

Evidence

The fate of the Socialization Commission showed how little the government intended to meet the popular demand for socialization. It was not even prepared to make symbolic concessions in the form of economic reforms which would have done no more than take the wind out of the sails of more radical demands. The Council of People’s Representatives, consisting of SPD (Social Democratic Party) and USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party) members, had given the Commission only advisory status, and had shared out the appointments in it between representatives of various different factions. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 31

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader Frankfurt School origin story and Weimar-era revolutionary failure narratives. — connects to: Postwar decartelization of German heavy industry was steered to avoid socialization. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2054; Bureaucratic sabotage crushed even the modest German socialization program. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 32