Source: The Nation
by Katherine Krueger
“In philosophy, the Nietzschean Übermensch frees himself from the pedestrian bounds of humanity to become a superior being that can rule us mere mortals. In our reality, the men who fancy themselves Übermenschen — and who, unfortunately, are currently in charge of both the US government and much of the rest of the world — are huge losers and crybabies, despite getting basically everything they want. We’re living through a golden age for losers who don’t seem to realize how much they keep telegraphing their loserdom to the rest of us. They preen and pose as world-conquering superheroes while continually exposing just how sniveling and pathetic they really are. Their impulse to tell on themselves has been on full display in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.” (09/30/25)