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> Like of the Nietzschan philosophy?

Yes, but the rest I disagree.

I just think that most people (on both political sides) are not really better. If they would be given the position of power they would be corrupted and incompetent too.

So in a sense you got what you deserve - and your democracy is working.




How does it connect back to the Nietzschan philosophy you mentioned?


The idea that the oppressed would be morally better when given the position of power is naive.

They are oppressed because they are already morally corrupted. Otherwise they would rather die for their freedom in the first place.

Nietzsche called this slave moral.




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