I dunno, ask, like, the myriads of leftist theoreticians who have done so and have found certain things of value in Nietzsche. Not saying you should read him, but as someone else said, if you haven't read something and know next to nothing about it, you shouldn't just go off based on a random YouTube video, especially when that something is an extremely influential philosopher who has also influenced in various ways a large number of leftist theorists. Nietzsche isn't just some random fash and it's very oversimplified to say he influenced Nazis (and also really not his fault). Condensing the entirety of someone's massive and influential work into a 15 minute video that isn't even about his philosophy per se isn't great.
I mean, we're fighting fascism right, why shouldn't we try to understand its philosophy?
It's easier to fight an enemy when you know how they think.
edit: and to be clear, I don't actually think Nietzsche was a fascist himself, although ultimately I don't think his philosophy is particularly valuable.
Why would I read someone who inspired Nazis, neo Nazis love, and believes in cultural supremacy?
I’d rather read something productive
I dunno, ask, like, the myriads of leftist theoreticians who have done so and have found certain things of value in Nietzsche. Not saying you should read him, but as someone else said, if you haven't read something and know next to nothing about it, you shouldn't just go off based on a random YouTube video, especially when that something is an extremely influential philosopher who has also influenced in various ways a large number of leftist theorists. Nietzsche isn't just some random fash and it's very oversimplified to say he influenced Nazis (and also really not his fault). Condensing the entirety of someone's massive and influential work into a 15 minute video that isn't even about his philosophy per se isn't great.
Read whatever you want, but don't get surprised when people are annoyed at having to combat your ignorance about a topic
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He "inspired" Nazis because Nazis twisted his work to suit their ends
Time to log off champ
I mean, we're fighting fascism right, why shouldn't we try to understand its philosophy?
It's easier to fight an enemy when you know how they think.
edit: and to be clear, I don't actually think Nietzsche was a fascist himself, although ultimately I don't think his philosophy is particularly valuable.