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This chapter discusses Donald Trump and the American far right from the perspective of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, which is the inspiration for right-wing ideologists behind Trump’s ideology and politics. Trump adopts Nietzsche’s perspectivism, the morality of ressentiment, and the search for superman. These elements of Nietzsche are the basis of ultra-Conservative political ideology in America and Republican politics. Their use of Nietzsche requires analysis. To what extent do far-right ideology and Trump abuse the thought of Nietzsche as a political philosopher? Is it correct to say that Nietzsche was a radical conservative? Finally, it is important to demonstrate that Nietzsche’s philosophy differs from Trump’s political ideology.
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Rendtorff, J.D. (2023). Nietzsche, Trump, and the American Far Right. In: Akande, A. (eds) The Perils of Populism. Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36343-6_15
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