The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) only seems to get more relevant and popular as the years go by. Why is this? It isn’t necessarily because of his ideas. His ideas are too complex for the amount of popularity he has, and he is usually misunderstood. Most people who are inspired by Nietzsche and use his name a lot don’t know much about his actual ideas.
Post Dominic Losurdo’s the Aristocratic Rebel one can no longer seriously claim to be a Marxis,
Dialectical Materialist etc whilst also extolling the virtues of fascism’s equivalent to communism’s Marx.
He didn't consider 90% of humanity to be truly human... was a complete antisemite, loved war, even though he never experienced one, and blamed the Jews for inculcating liberal peace through their Jewish journalism.
He loved slavery - when he spoke of master-slave morality, he wasn't just using a metaphor, he meant actual slavery... People try to rehabilitate Nietzsche, calling him innocent, blaming his Nazi sister. **It turns out his Nazi sister sometimes had to suppress some of his most prejudiced rants. There's really nothing innocent about him**.
Obviously, one can read him without being condemned, but he needs to be read critically and discussed critically.
Post Dominic Losurdo’s the Aristocratic Rebel one can no longer seriously claim to be a Marxis,
Dialectical Materialist etc whilst also extolling the virtues of fascism’s equivalent to communism’s Marx.
He didn't consider 90% of humanity to be truly human... was a complete antisemite, loved war, even though he never experienced one, and blamed the Jews for inculcating liberal peace through their Jewish journalism.
He loved slavery - when he spoke of master-slave morality, he wasn't just using a metaphor, he meant actual slavery... People try to rehabilitate Nietzsche, calling him innocent, blaming his Nazi sister. **It turns out his Nazi sister sometimes had to suppress some of his most prejudiced rants. There's really nothing innocent about him**.
Obviously, one can read him without being condemned, but he needs to be read critically and discussed critically.
Didn’t claim to be breaking news, but if you read the book a d disregarded it tells me all i need to know about your politics and philosophy.
Didn't disregard it at all: https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/domenico-losurdos-nietzsche