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of war and the ideology of conflict, in fact, for the growth of fascism itself.

Friedrich Nietzsche: An Ill Mind Who Praised Violence

There was another 19th century thinker influenced by the neo-paganism
attendant to Darwinism, and who expanded on it, thus helping to establish the
foundation for fascism: The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Nietzsche was born in a village near Leipzig in 1844, and was fascinated
by Greek culture, learning Greek at an early age. In 1868, he began studying
philosophy in the Swiss city of Basel. Nietzsche hated divine religions, such as
Christianity, Islam and Judaism, but was fascinated by the pagan culture of
ancient Greece. He formed a close friendship in Basel with Wagner, the best-
known composer of the age. Wagner, who had come to fame with his Die
Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods), was a German racist who was also
fascinated by pagan culture and hated divine religions. (Wagner would be
regarded as Germany's greatest cultural genius throughout the Hitler period).
Nietzsche's publisher, Peter Gast, called Nietzsche "one of the fiercest
anti-Christians and atheists." 12 Another testament to Nietzsche's hatred of
religion is the title of his book Anti-Christ. In his book Thus Spake Zarathustra, he
tried to set up an ethical system beyond divine religion. According to H. F.

NIETZSCHE, A FANATICAL OPPONENT
OF RELIGION
Nietzsche was influenced by the neo-
pagan ideas brought about by the
popularity of Darwin's theory, and
laid the foundations of fascism.
Nietzsche was a fierce enemy of
religion, and his books Anti-Christ and
Thus Spake Zarathustra, are clear
evidence of his interest in paganism.