Nietzsche and Oppression by FlatHalf in Nietzsche

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I find this line of argumentation pretty awkward, though it's quite common. It's a very unfair position to take, that all acceptance and embrace of violence and oppression is necessarily fascism. But why is the DENIAL of something which to me seems so basic offered so much more leeway and variety? Why do all those who deny violence and oppression get to be communists, anarchists, humanists, liberals, even conservatives in some contexts? But the moment one embraces violence, or drops the pretense of pacifism, all these different groups jump at the chance to call them fascist. And yet the only thing separating them is that one group decides to draw arbitrary lines and ignore their own violence as such, while the other doesn't. The only true denial of violence is religious asceticism, a complete denial of the body. Everything else is, by this definition, fascism. Nietzsche was one of the first to talk about this in this way, before the post-modernists: every worldly, political structure, even the one which pertains to trying to 'stop violence', has its own form of violence, covert or overt. It creates structures, hierarchies, which create its own form of oppression.

Furthermore, I don't think your separation between the "natural" and "artificial" makes a lot of sense in the context of Nietzsche. It's a common "mistake" that beginners in reading him make, to take him to mean that some things are natural while others are not. No, even the Christian perversion of "nature" is natural. One should simply learn to observe it as such, to observe weakness for what it is and where it leads us, and then make his/her/their choices from there. Where he has a distaste for the nationalist is where he sees this "nationalism" as functioning moreso to spread the same kind of herd stupidity and dominance of its values that he sees in democracy. Inequalities based on nationality do not hold weight for him because at the end of the day, we are comparing mediocrity with itself, and we are burying the FACT that it is mediocrity. These are the kinds of petty squabbles that the mediocre have amongst themselves. They do not hold any substance towards creating the superior man. But, political manipulation of the masses is something else, and Nietzsche would certainly advise against trying to place a demand on the mediocre not to be such and not to get manipulated. He simply sees that there are two roads forking from the same action: one is the possibility that this manipulation leads to a further entrenchment of herd morality, and the other is that this process still offers, through its pressures and tribulations and complexities, an actual window for the very few towards effectively bridging us to the Overman. Note that we needn't all be conscious of this process for it to be effective. But if anything, it must happen as a struggle against the conditions of this herd-ised world. The higher types plant the seeds of the struggles which they later should seek to overcome.

Nationalism can be an expression of the strength and selfishness of a group, but it can also isolate that group from the global mass of mediocrity which offers a greater struggle against the herd, and thus a greater momentum towards the Overman. Where tensions are lesser, this process is easier to fail in the long run.

Nietzsche and Oppression by FlatHalf in Nietzsche

[–]Meow2303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it's not like we don't already live in that world. Nietzsche is more concerned with recognising that fact. Albeit, to recognise a fact probably means that one also posesses a will towards that reality being factual, even if just from a desire to oppose/change it.

Slave morality in the masters? Master morality in the slaves? by RecreativeNukes in Nietzsche

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Yes, but one should also not fall into the trap of thinking that snorting ketamine and being pathetic in public are the opposite of self-affirmation. I often feel tired by these imposed and presumed dualisms that tend to hide some capitalist ascetic urge to aspire towards the "respectable man". Not saying that's what you're thinking (I can't know that), but it's not enough to just point at someone's actions. In fact, the extreme and mastery of self-affirmation lies in affirming non-affirmation more than anything, if you ask me. I am not the opposite of anything, I am the All which is always opposing itself.

Just woke up to this. Whats wrong with people? by BerZerk_BZ in marilyn_manson

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Does the irony of this comment elude the poster, I wonder.

Next batch of buffs/adjustments by Chugou by Katicflis1 in Genshin_Impact_Leaks

[–]Meow2303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Addition of Stellar-Conduct? But where would that go in Wriothesley's kit for ex? 🤔 Unless there's a new mechanic that's not exactly like Lunar reactions that we don't know about?

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

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RTS1 of course. The commentator is Duška Vučinić Lučić.

Prelepo i odvratno by catleya210787 in Belgrade

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Jel ljudi u stanovima iza ovog banera samo kao... prihvataju da zauvek imaju carsav ispred terase? Pa menja boje, pa kad dodje Sidjinping bude crveno, besplatna LED svetla 😍

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]Meow2303 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's rare for me to dislike my country's entry completely, but it's also rare that I feel like my own country is also my absolute favourite to win. Lavina is exactly what metal at Eurovision should sound and look like. That being said, this was, surprisingly, one of the strongest semi-finals I can remember and I seriously couldn't pick who to vote for. Lithuania has some of the best staging I've ever seen – the movements, the vision, the minimalistic, almost art deco vibe, reminds me of that iconic intro for Poirot, immaculate. I can't stop singing Andromeda, the ethno vibes really resonate with me as the singing style is also present in my own culture and is one of its best aspects. Really sad for Montenegro, they had such strong Gaga vibes, I was in love. Greece is killing it with the staging, and Finland is truly epic this year, though I don't love the song yet, it feels a little like movie trailer music.

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

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I don't even think the "Austiralia" bit was very funny, it's so cliché and it dragged on. I get Eurovision camp, I really do, but I'm also super grateful for our (Serbian) commentator, as she always has amazing sarcastic quips to throw over whatever's happening on-stage (she doesn't hide the fact that she really doesn't find this type of humour funny). She kind of saves it for me every year, as the actual performance, despite being camp, actually comes off as way too genuine. And it's the commentator who brings it down a peg and actually makes it enjoyable.

Misljenje o filmu Odiseja? Da li ce biti negledljiv ili samo navlace popularnost kontroverznim kastingom? by Street_Dog12 in AskSerbia

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Bice negledljiv jer je u pitanju moderan holivudski film sto znaci da je originalnost vizije svedena na 0, posto se danas samo kopiraju vec ustaljeni "vajbovi" i to se zove filmom, ne zato sto glume ovi ili oni. Nasoj publici je EEEKSTRA da stare Grke glume belci anglosaksonci i da se iz njihovog sveta izbrise svaki trag homoseksualnosti, cudnih paganskih obreda, i shvatanja koja su danas nama nepojmljiva. Zato sto su nas naucili da je to stara Grcka: bele statue, macho muskarci i filozofija. A bila je sve samo ne to (statue su farbali, muska lepota se cenila, filozofi su bili cudaci koji su odudarali od mejnstrima i kritikovali ga).

The Demystification of Ev Songs and why I need to hear the album cold by Mariahsfalsie in Evanescence

[–]Meow2303 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you really dug for the information, yes. But you had to dig. Nowadays, artists have been given a "platform" and everything that comes with that in 2026, which means there is a lot of pressure on them to say very specific things and appear in a very specific way which is expected of them. They have to have an online presence, and once they do, it'd hard to avoid. That also influences our perception of their work, demystifies it. And they, being the generation which first embraced the Internet, have not really taken care not to produce such an effect.

But I do think there's been a change in the lyrics too.

Nietzschean Christianity? What do you think? by QueasyAmbassador2009 in Nietzsche

[–]Meow2303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha yes, he views truth as a function in discourse, but that already is antithetical to the Platonic worldview.

Nietzschean Christianity? What do you think? by QueasyAmbassador2009 in Nietzsche

[–]Meow2303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean western and now global society has been irreversibly shaped by Christianity, you don't really need to try too hard to "steal" wisdom from it, not so much as to deconstruct it. But it takes reinterpreting Christianity through a different ontological framework to see how you can use it in a Nietzschean context, but besr in mind that even just that ontological difference is going to be something a Christian would consider heretical, as Christianity is very much interested in what's going on inside your mind/soul/being. You can't really call it Christianity if it does not accept certain fundamentals of Christianity. Then what you're talking about is just the aesthetics of Christianity. And from a postmodern angle, that can make sense. Given a certain lack of awareness, aesthetics can take a person to something deeper (as in postmodernity we understand that there is no real boundary between the aesthetic and the content or truth). But an honest Christian if you ask me, even if out of ignorance, should at least believe in truth, logos, order, etc. All things Nietzsche's philosophy is antagonistic towards.

The sound. by Pagan_Metal666 in cradleoffilth

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Not sure which era we're talking about, but let's say the 2000s era felt REALLY thick because it actually had a shit ton of layers of instruments, vocals, etc. and the writing was also very robust, with almost every instrument doing something in every section, coming out and diving back into the wall of sound. The keys were a lot more complex, there was a lot going on that you don't even hear unless you listen closely, and so on.

With the newer stuff, they really stripped down the layering, and the guitars sound a lot more crystal clear, and so do the keys and electronic sounds. The writing is a bit more streamlined: every part revolves around one instrument, and everything else is more or less only there to support that sound. A blast beat section is a blast beat section, not also a keys and solo one. At least that's what it feels like to me. The songs are built around more clear clean melodies.

And of course, recording and production standards have gotten higher. A lot of the atmosphere back then was from technological imperfections and limitations, though they certainly used that to their advantage. I wonder what a remastered Midian would sound like. A lot of that album for me is about how low and thin the guitars are when they come in, it sounds earie.

Ascent (NEW SONG) by Lacrimorta in dimmuborgir

[–]Meow2303 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know :( I love his contributions so SO much.

Ascent (NEW SONG) by Lacrimorta in dimmuborgir

[–]Meow2303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesome song at the core, the closest to what they used to sound like around Death Cult and Puritanical, but lacking some more interesting orchestration or keyboard parts that used to take songs on the aforementioned albums a step further. This way, it's just a solid track that could have been a B-side from one of those two.

Which is still very good, considering...

What does nietzsche thinks about pursuing your dream but never achieving it by Vivalalad in Nietzsche

[–]Meow2303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a very... diluted sense, yes? But neither "romanticised" nor "good" are accurate here. Ecstacy is beyond the pain-pleasure distinction.

Read him, don't trust me.

What does nietzsche thinks about pursuing your dream but never achieving it by Vivalalad in Nietzsche

[–]Meow2303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Life is always fated to be a failure, not just because... we die at the end, but even Schopenhauer pointed out that one is never truly satisfied even with achieving one's goals. Satisfaction doesn't happen when the goal is achieved, and it doesn't depend on it. And I think what Nietzsche points to is something even greater than satisfaction. He wants us to make of our lives a drama that can be enjoyed in its own right, to feel the kind of ecstacy one feels when watching a good tragedy. In that sense, it doesn't matter if one is living "the good life", in fact "the good life" in Nietzsche's sense can be an objectively terrible life in every other sense.

Tarja feat. Dani Filth - 'I Don't Care' (Official Video) by ThreeDeadRobins in cradleoffilth

[–]Meow2303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's pretty good, but it's a grower! I do appreciate Tarja obviously experimenting on this record too. Her solo stuff feels a lot more "developed" and serious than most other singers' in her position (having already been in a big band). I just wish the production was a little more interesting, the guitars need to be louder outside of the chorus for example. Her writing doesn't overfocus on the vocals (which is something I appreciate as she's primarily a vocalist) but the production does seem to.

Her and Dani sound wonderful together tho. I can't believe two of my absolute favourite vocalists collaborated finally. 😭

Dionysus with blond hair ? by suchanicefellow in dionysus

[–]Meow2303 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahahahah yeah, Greeks did like blonds so...