With National Populism in Germany in the form of the DVLP (German Fatherland Party), I am curious if the
Conservative Revolution Movement would still form (They were formed in response to the Weimar Republic. But would they still exist under a Victorious Germany?) and have an influence on the National Populist Movements in Germany.
Interestingly, there were
three factions/doctrines within the Conservative Revolution.
- Young Conservatives - A proponent influenced by 19th-century Romanticism and Cultural pessimism, they romanticized Medieval aesthetics and pursued a nationalist, traditionalist, anti-parliamentary, and federalist/pro-decentralization platform. The Young Conservatives saw Medieval ideals and values as productive for Germans against modernism's "corrupt" and "decadent" spirit. With their federalist/pro-decentralization outlook, the Young Conservatives sought to create a "new" Holy Roman Empire. They also sought to have Germany arranged along Authoritarian Organic Corporatist Lines, with Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (A Young Conservative) seeking to create a federalized state that united all classes combining nationalism and socialism. As stated by the name, it was made up of Young Conservatives who romanticized the ideals and aesthetics of Medieval Chivalry. Their ideology is similar to Charles Maurras and his movement Action Francaise (Integralists/Monarchist National-Syndicalists) regarding having a shared view of a decentralized and organic corporate state.
The views of the Young Conservatives:
The concept of the
nation-state is the transfer of individualistic doctrines from the individuals to the individual state. [...] The super-state (the Reich) is a form of rule that rises above the
Volkstum and can leave it untouched. But it shall not want to be total, and shall recognize autonomies (
Autonomien ) and sovereignties (
Eigenständigkeiten ). —Edgar Jung, 1933
- National Revolutionaries - A brand of German Nationalists that sought to combine Germanic Traditions with Modern Technology, they could be comparable to the Futurists in Italy regarding their shared obsession with technology. These nationalists were considered the "non-Nazi" Fascists concerning their takes on a modernized nationalist regime and ideals. They sought to create a German power, with innovation being a driving force to Germany's victory. This camp was particularly popular with the militarist nationalist and war veterans who fought in the Trenches.
- Volkischen - They were the kind of German Nationalists with an idealized view of Ruralism and Agrarianism. The Volkischen, in their ideological takes on ruralism, were highly racist and antisemitic, believing that connection with nature led to Germans better understanding and appreciating their race. Much of the Volkischen adopted Neo-Paganism as a part of their viewpoints (Which mesh with their ruralist/environmental views). They saw Agrarianism and Ruralism as the ideal way of life while they condemned urbanism as decadent and corrupt, with the idea of "Blood and Soil" being devised. Much of the Volkischen camp would fall in with the Nazis in OTL, especially regarding the "Blood and Soil" ideology.
It's also probably worth noting that many Conservative Revolutionaries did not like the Nazis, with the Young Conservative and National Revolutionary camps opposing the Nazis, with the case being you had Conservative Revolution individuals that opposed the racialist ideology and antisemitism of the Nazis (Notably in the case of Oswald Spengler, Ernst Junger, etc). The Young Conservatives, especially Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (A noted Young Conservative thinker), were staunch Elitists (Most Young Conservatives adopted an Elitist and Aristocratic Viewpoint). And with their Elitist outlook, the Young Conservatives despised the Nazis for their "Proletarian Primitiveness." And as a result of this opposition, many Conservative Revolutionaries were purged by the Nazis during the Night of the Long Knives. Meanwhile, the Volkischen gleefully joined since the Nazis' ideology had appealed to the racist views of the Volkischen.
The National Populists could also get some ideas from the Conservative Revolution. Plus given Black Monday and its effects on the German economy, I could see Conservative Revolution ideas becoming popular among disaffected Germans and angry Nationalists discontent with the state of the economy.