Everyone knows the first superman was Gilgamesh.
Did Neitsche fight the Bull of Heaven after maintaining his Sigma Volcel pledge and rejecting Ishtar the literal goddess of love and fertility? I think not.
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Yeah it's crazy how uneducated these people are. This is literally a rough application of application of a 6th grade factoid. The type of anachronism that would be on a meme page for "smart guys" who are morons.
The only real argument against this is that typically literature that old has very strict frames that wouldn't make sense in terms of translating the super hero concept. For Gilgamesh his ultimate enemy is himself. In as much a lot of these types of stories are ancient cope, because their entire political valence is "I wish the king wasn't such an asshole". Chinese historical epics that are ancient and modern are similar. Chinese epics are really disappointing in their political valence because it's always, "The good guy by the act of resisting the government makes the Emperor change his mind and make life better for everyone." Water Margin is a perfect example.
It's really obvious why this happens historically, because you can't present the King a story where the King dies from his own incompetence, you must present him with a story where his failures are temporary and surmountable from his perspective. Even if he's not the main character his decisions in relation to the main character make him even more wiser and loved. In perspective it's actually an indictment of our own society. Ancient literature is bound by historical structure to not imagine alternatives to it's political problems, but modern stories are simply made by dullard believers. There's certainly some structural involvement but you're not gonna be executed unlike Sin-leqi-unninni (who actually changed the Epic of Gilgamesh to be a bit more "big brained" but in reality more supportive of the righteousness of kings).
Not really a fan of Nietzsche, but I am always astounded at how much he is misread and, even more so, how many people claim to understand the Ubermensch and have never read a single word of his
Also that his sister and her husband distorted his work for the nazis. Freddy did not go to their wedding because he didn't want his sister marrying an antisemite. He died before his mother did and left her his estate, including his writing. Then when his mom died, his sister inherited everything.
So in the above Twitter post, claiming "the Jews stole from Nietzche," is ironic considering it was the nazis who stole from Nietzche.
This also. But I think it says a lot about the fascists' anti intellectualism that people that claim to espouse Nietzsche's theory have most likely never read a single word of what he wrote.
Sadly, Nietzsche was palatable to the Nazis regardless of his sister. It's been awhile since I read any Nietzsche myself (I went through a phase of reading his stuff in college), but IIRC his dislike of antisemetism was primarily because it's seeing oneself as superior regardless of whether one is a wretch themself. He thought only people who crush their enemies underfoot (and are thus super special boys with noble aristocratic souls) could puff themselves up with such a superiority complex.
RevLeftRadio did a great episode on his work
Episode webpage: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/philosophy-series-nietzsche-and-the-death-of-god
Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/revolutionaryleftradio/Nietzeche_Philosphy_Series.mp3?dest-id=485908
I've stopped listening to revleft some years back, but started again last November. I can vouch that their work is great, especially on Red Menace, which goes more in depth into philosophy.
super human rising above the lowly sub humans
Has this mofo even read Superman?
Add a cw for antisemitism
Not just dumb, but they're a literal fascist while on X, so that's a double whammy. Shame the name is censored though.
they didn't even finish reading before going 
"nuh uh"
The story of Moses is older than nietzsche!
Their refutation doesn't hold up long enough to type it! 
also 'greatest government to ever exist' 🤢🤮