For many in the dissident sphere the immediate answer to the question of ideology is National Socialism, full-stop. But, without reigniting the optics debate, it is a rather hard sell to the general public. Attempts to explain National Socialist policies and worldview are quickly subsumed in relitigating World War II. That is a steep hill to climb, built-up as it has been over the years on the deluge of propaganda which surrounds National Socialist Germany.
But if Hitler cannot be an introductory avatar for the time being, then who or what?