This book seems to be most responsible for all the vulgarity attached to Nietzsche. Because of the figurative language it can easily be read as a vague exhortation to carpe diem or whatever. Now I’m unsure if this is Nietzsche’s fault or the inevitable consequence of greatness (see the idiotic Shakespeare cult, not to mention that attached to Jesus Christ). A line like this>Ich sage euch: man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können. Ich sage euch: ihr habt noch Chaos in euch.is obviously beautiful but highly amenable to once again a vague sentiment embraced by myriads of romantic weirdos, I mean, what crazy bitch doesn’t want to give birth to a dancing star? In addition, this particular painting is especially idiotic and insofar as Also Sprach Zarathustra actually does approximate it I think we have to regard it as a failed work. I wonder if he misjudged the importance of this work and even wish that he would have kept it to himself, because it ruined to reception of his work so that the finest critical intelligence we have ever seen is now associated with a vague spirit of romantic self-help and pseudo-profundity.Allein gehe ich nun, meine Jünger! Auch ihr geht nun davon und allein! So will ich es.Wahrlich, ich rathe euch: geht fort von mir und wehrt euch gegen Zarathustra! Und besser noch: schämt euch seiner! Vielleicht betrog er euch.
