Don’t Blame Nietzsche for Donald Trump

“Facts” may not be what they used to be, but philosophers aren't responsible for the GOP candidate’s slippery grasp on reality.

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 16, 2016 · 11:01 PM UTC

"In the end, perhaps you are merely a copy of an actor." from Twilight of the Idols #TrumpNietzsche

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:41 PM UTC

"...I look down--because I am exalted." from Thus Spake Zarathustra #TrumpNietzsche

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:40 PM UTC

"O my brothers, the best shall rule..." from Thus Spake Zarathustra

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:38 PM UTC

"I asked myself: what do the common people really understand by knowledge?" from The Gay Science

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:37 PM UTC

"Fortunately the world is not built..." from Ecce Homo

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:35 PM UTC

"...by being against or for is all the same to me." from Ecce Homo

Trump/Nietzsche · Aug 14, 2016 · 8:34 PM UTC

"The best belongs to my kind and to me..." from Thus Spake Zarathustra