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2024-05-19 10:44:23 UTC
I'm currently reading Human, all too Human part 2, and did you know that
Nietzsche predicts the EU in the book? Writing that the history and
customs of the individual cantons (as he calls the member countries, after
the swiss system) will gradually fade over time.
Then he continues to write about the three threats to democracy:
1. The have-nots.
2. The ultra-rich.
3. Political parties.
As with Nietzsche, he always writes short chapters which sometimes makes
it difficult to divine what he has in mind.
My theory is the following:
1. The have-nots.
If people who live on the system, get to control the system, the ones who
do work and contribute will eventually become slaves if the have-nots
continue to increase. To vote you should have "skin in the game" (be a
net-contributor).
2. The ultra-rich.
The ultra-rich have enormous power and influence and can bribe, use their
companies as platforms for spreading their message, newspaper, social
media etc. That gives them an outsized influence. Today, we have
ultra-rich who owe most of their wealth not to capitalism, but to their
ability to suck up to the government to get nice contracts.
3. Like the ultra-rich, political parties become enormously powerful over
time. They sink deep roots into society by think tanks, non-profits, and
eventually the politicians become professional politicians who never had a
job in the private sector. They pass on their power within the family and
become political clans. They will fight tooth and nail for stasis, to
remain in power.
I think a big part of Nietzsches analyses was inspired by ancient greece.
During my recent vacation I read a history book about ancient greece, and
except for the have-nots, nr 2 and 3 did happen in ancient greece.
So what do you think?
Nietzsche predicts the EU in the book? Writing that the history and
customs of the individual cantons (as he calls the member countries, after
the swiss system) will gradually fade over time.
Then he continues to write about the three threats to democracy:
1. The have-nots.
2. The ultra-rich.
3. Political parties.
As with Nietzsche, he always writes short chapters which sometimes makes
it difficult to divine what he has in mind.
My theory is the following:
1. The have-nots.
If people who live on the system, get to control the system, the ones who
do work and contribute will eventually become slaves if the have-nots
continue to increase. To vote you should have "skin in the game" (be a
net-contributor).
2. The ultra-rich.
The ultra-rich have enormous power and influence and can bribe, use their
companies as platforms for spreading their message, newspaper, social
media etc. That gives them an outsized influence. Today, we have
ultra-rich who owe most of their wealth not to capitalism, but to their
ability to suck up to the government to get nice contracts.
3. Like the ultra-rich, political parties become enormously powerful over
time. They sink deep roots into society by think tanks, non-profits, and
eventually the politicians become professional politicians who never had a
job in the private sector. They pass on their power within the family and
become political clans. They will fight tooth and nail for stasis, to
remain in power.
I think a big part of Nietzsches analyses was inspired by ancient greece.
During my recent vacation I read a history book about ancient greece, and
except for the have-nots, nr 2 and 3 did happen in ancient greece.
So what do you think?