I happen to like Nietzche. . .I used both he and Aeschylus of Sparta in a recent essay to outline why it was exactly that Democracy was an egalitarian myth. He was a big proponant of civic and political responsibility, something the Nazi party lacked.
One of the reasons I happen to admire the man is because he believed that democratic equality was an impediment to human excellence as it attributes a "herd morality," which in turn fosters and encourages a spirit of entitlement which made individuals more apt to rely upon the government for assistance in every concievable capacity. Furthermore, he belied that in order for human excellence to develop freely, there should never be any equality constraint on people: a noble heart should not be put down in order to make it equal to a base heart, people should be allowed to compete freely for power and as a natural result, noble people will win the competition and become rulers of human society. Competition breeds success
Now contrast this with fuckers like Rousseau and Marx whom hate inequalities. They both generally defined freedom as something which made them free from responsibility, rather than a responsibility in and of itself. For them, freedom meany being able to realize certain "higher" goods (such as to free and equal participation in political activities, freedom from alienation, etc). In order for people to have the ability and oppourtunity to achieve these higher goods, the society has to create certain conditions for people -such as the social crutch of equality.
Now, can I get a little Nietzche love?
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Italian, I could use some help. Finals week. Not much time
#1 Like Hitler, President Bush was not elected by a majority, but was forced to engage in political maneuvering in order to gain office.
Hitler, though a skillful manipulater of political intrigue, was actually GIVEN his leadership. In November 1932 elections, like every election before it since 1924, the Nazis failed to get a majority of seats in the Reichstag. Their share of the vote fell – from 230 seats to only 196. Hitler contemplated suicide, he saw himself as his nation's saviour and felt betrayed that he could got gather the necessary support. Yet, unfortunately, it was at that time he was rescued by Hindenburg. Franz von Papen (a friend of Hindenburg) was Chancellor, but he could not get enough support in the Reichstag. Hindenburg and von Papen were having to govern by emergency decree under Article 48 of the Constitution. They offered Hitler the post of vice-Chancellor if he promised to support them.
Hitler refused – he demanded to be made Chancellor. Von Papen and Hindenburg took a risk and on 30 January 1933 Hindenburg made Hitler Chancellor. He thought he could control Hitler and how wrong he was. So you see, in the end, Hitler did not TAKE power at all – he was given it. It all but fell into his lap.
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