Why Nietzsche Would Have Formed a Third Political Party

He lived during the second half of the 19th century, but his writings are still a daily conversation when it comes to psychology and political theory. Today, when American politics are increasingly about religion, Nietzsche's views about the ideology of self-man, are a contrasting view about the role of America's red and blue, her political parties.

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philologist, born in 1844. Nietzsche was also a scholar, professor, poet, and writer. His views about society were critical of religion, psychology, and racism.

If he were alive today, Nietzsche would not only be an outspoken critic of the American political system, Nietzsche would advocate for a new political party for America, and if he were an immigrant, Nietzsche would found that new party.

It is November 2014, and mid-term elections have just turned over the reins to the Grand Old Party. The party of God, Guns, and Tax Breaks. But Nietzsche has a plan, and that plan is a powerful new party. If we assume his mental health is in tiptop shape, we can assume he will have no problem rounding up scholar types to join the new party, and helping promote fundraising Super PACs.

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But let's also assume Nietzsche is retired and living in beautiful Oregon, in a quaint little town called Albany. And maybe he says, "I want to lead with scientists and academics. I want the best."

In his great book, Human, All Too Human, Nietzsche states emphatically, "There is, strictly speaking, neither unselfish conduct, nor a wholly disinterested point of view."

What this means is that at some point, our growth should overpower our immaturity, and a form of intelligence becomes our defining moment. That moment is the newest of political parties, Nietzsche's "New Age Party."

Because of this ideology, Nietzsche wants the political establishment out. He wants the scientist bashers out. He wants big money out. And most of all, Nietzsche wants religion out of politics.

In our current political climate, money and majority are the policy makers. In Nietzsche's visionary future, sound economics, science-based common sense, and across-the-board civil rights make up the core ideology. In psychology, sublimation describes a growth in the human mind, and if we buy into Nietzsche Politics, we see a growth of intellectual decision making taking place in out municipal, county, state, and federal governments.

Nietzsche's writings described "personal value" and "ultimate value" as a way for humanity to grow as a whole. When one condemns waste and embraces recycling, for example, the rest will eventually follow.

As we are aware, however, mankind is painfully slow at adapting to common sense. That is where Nietzsche has brought you and I into the party. Nietzsche wants us to lead by example and by demanding a voice.

What Nietzsche wanted in the 19th century, and he still would want today, is for educated and ambitious people to lead us into the next century, with a resounding thud of progress and manners.