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Originally posted by quiet
i always have to laugh when i hear comments like this. a couple of things:
(1) Nietzsche died in the year 1900.
(2) he had a outspoken hatred of racism (including anti-Semitism) as can be seen in many of his writings/letters throughout his life.
(3) his unpublished work was edited by the nazis at the time they rose to power.
you can take quotes from the bible (for example) to argue for or against anything you like. saying Nietzsche was a proto-nazi is imo, laughable. He was clearly not racist. one of his most basic points was that you should not be held back from reaching your potential - racism goes against that ideal.
imo, you should probably read all of Nietzsche, and decide for yourself what is genius, and what is bs - keeping context in mind  thinkers such as Sartre, Derrida, Foucault, Baudrillard and countless others have done (and will continue to do) just that.
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I didn't call Nietzche "pro-nazi",
I called Nazies pro-Nietzche, BIG DIFFERENCE
as for JP Sartre...I am existentialist, and share his philosophy...