Strains of Nietzsche's thought seems to underlie the political extremes of both left and right, particularly right now:<p>- The death of Christian tradition and morality, which (despite its de facto shortcomings) provided a common moral framework and language that let people talk to one another<p>- The loss of meaning and one possible responsible response, which is to generate your <i>own</i> meaning independent of the morality of others. Note that this thinking helps justify both revolutionaries and reactionaries, since you are heroic for rejecting societal norms.<p>Jordan Peterson discusses Nietzsche in many of his videos, e.g. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgBuOQL1VYY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgBuOQL1VYY</a>