Beefsteak Nazi

Beefsteak Nazi was a term used in Nazi Germany to describe Communists who joined the Nazi Party. 'Beefsteak Nazis' appeared following the suppression of the German Communist Party in the 1930s, and the term was popular as early as 1933.^[1][2] The term was particularly used of working-class members of the Sturmabteilung (SA) who were aligned with Strasserism. The term derived from the idea that these individuals were like a 'beefsteak' - brown on the outside and red on the inside, with 'brown' referring to the colour of the uniforms, and 'red' to their communist sympathies.^[3] The implication of this was that their allegiance to Nazism was superficial and opportunistic.^[1]

References

1. Goodfellow, Samuel (1992). "From Communism to Nazism: The transformation of Alsation communists". Journal of Contemporary History. 27: 231–258. doi:10.1177/002200949202700202.
2. Johnson, Ben (18 September 2004). "57 Varieties of Radical Causes". FrontPage Magazine.
3. Green, Jonathon (1996). Words Apart: The Language of Prejudice. Kyle Cathie. p. 342.