American+Idol

Posnock, Ross. “American Idol.” The Nation, 21 Nov. 2011, pp. 33–34. Posnock in this article talks about how Nietzsche’s work and theology was used by all types of people such as feminists, nationalists, Nazi’s and murderers. He says that Nietzsche’s work has survived so many blows and a tainted reputation but people still use his theology went they want a sense of liberation. Although Nietzsche is used in this manner by nationalists and supports of murderous ideologies – that is not what Nietzsche’s work is about at all. He is against things like nationalism and Anti-Semitism. Posnock uses Raten-RosenHagen’s work about why Nietzsche’s work is popular in America to describe the core reason why all sorts of people use his ideology. Nietzsche’s has had an interesting impact on American society and thinking. People are always trying to be feel a sense of complete individualism and that is how Nietzsche impacts them. That is why he is quote by the progressives he hates, the Christians he hates, the nationalists he hates. He was against these things but that is what Posnock is trying to show in this article – he is trying to show what Nietzsche’s work teaches at the core. He teaches about individualism and liberation. Posner quotes Ratner-RosenHagen who was studying about Nietzsche’s influence in America, Ratener-Rosenhagen says Nietzsche’s is “a savior who teaches man to find the savior in himself.”.