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BGE and related 1880s pages print the ‘good European’ against German nationalist piety

In BGE and neighbouring 1880s texts Nietzsche publicly mocked German nationalist piety and praised a ‘good European’ stance. In the causal graph this event weakens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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In BGE and neighbouring 1880s texts Nietzsche publicly mocked German nationalist piety and praised a ‘good European’ stance.

Context

Anti-nationalism can be elitist and can still weaken a nationalist polarisation driver. Sign is improving because the driver is a harm. Split sister’s later nationalism.

Friedrich Nietzsche’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Why it matters

Good European is not 1934.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactBGE and related 1880s pages print the ‘good European’ against German nationalist piety
    2. weakensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 September 1886 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Nietzsche’s Moral and Political PhilosophyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Nietzsche Source — Digital Critical Edition (eKGWB)Nietzsche Source / Paolo D’Iorio · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Stanford’s moral-political entry and eKGWB independently include the good-European / anti-Reich notes as his print.

Established: 1880s public good-European pages. Not established: that they created an EU.

Contribution type is direct.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorFriedrich Nietzsche
  2. contributed toFactBGE and related 1880s pages print the ‘good European’ against German nationalist piety
  3. weakensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). BGE and related 1880s pages print the ‘good European’ against German nationalist piety. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nie-good-european-1886

https://factrail.ai/facts/nie-good-european-1886

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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