Nietzsche is misunderstood and much of that misunderstanding has resulted in a prostitution of his philosophy. “God is dead” and nihilism are not an intended goal or a desirous conclusion but was Nietzsche’s observation of the direction of western cultural. The Übermensch (superman) was suppose to represent an evolution beyond our current condition, which has resulted in the death of god and nihilism, and who would return a sense of spirituality to our existence.
Nietzsche’s writings were edited after his death by his sister who changed much of his work to endorse anti-Semitism and nationalism, which Nietzsche opposed as examples of the problems creating the nihilistic culture he was observing. Those who link Nietzsche with the rise of the Nazi’s misunderstand his philosophy. What most people assume Nietzsche was endorsing was in fact what he was objecting to...
The author of this book spells out with specificity where Nietzsche diverged from Nazism, especially their violent anti-Semitism, and where they intersected, collectivism, anti-Democracy, etc. The fact that his sister was twisting his work around is not accounted for, and it certainly complicates the thesis. What interests me is that the Nazism that grew out of the misuse of Nietzsche, still lives and is as virulent in leftardist creations such as BLM, Antifa and CRT, such as the belief that life is a zero-sum game, that violence and irrationality are legitimate...