User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-6127681-20151013043349/@comment-6127681-20151013200041

Many high-ranking Nazis thought that Hitler was incompetent. I don't consider deleted scenes canon (why would we?), and Schmidt saying what he says about Nazism is more about Hitler's vision. If Himmler had been the Fuhrer, (and Schmidt's egotism wasn't put on overdrive by the serum), I guarantee Schmidt would've been loyal to him. To many in the MCU, Hitler and Nazism are inextricably linked. Thus, a rejection of Hitler is a rejection of the term Nazism while not a rejection of their ideologies (with the notable exception of Hitler worship).

In real life, the Nazis also employed people of many races, from people they considered degenerate (slavs and 'mischling' Jews) to others they considered aryan (Indians, Persians, and British volunteers) to other groups like Arabic, Japanese and Romance Peoples.

In real life, the Nazis despised the Russian people, but many Neo-Nazi groups have sprung up in modern Russia. Just because their ancestors fought a racial-political war against Nazism doesn't invalidate the fact that Russian Neo-Nazis are still Nazis.

Infighting among the Nazis was extremely common in their political power struggles as well. I can give many historical examples involving the SA, SS, Wehrmacht, and civilian Nazi Party if you are curious. For the sake of brevity, I'll only share them if requested.

What Schmidt says about his worldview is more classically Nazi than many Neo-Nazi organizations today, and the archived footage we see in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Schmidt's history, plus his operations during World War II also tell us in no uncertain terms that he was a fanatical Nazi, just not a fan of Hitler as Fuhrer.