Clarification: System of Exploitation

Nietzsche said, “There are no facts, only interpretations.”(Nietzsche 2) For me, this speaks completely to the idea that I am trying to put forth. At the very core of Nietzsche’s idea, he challenges the idea of truth as a myth. Nietzsche argues that truth is merely a metaphor and is an abstraction that is used by a society as a spoon-fed manipulation of society’s intentions. In the case of the current governing political system, these truths, ultimately meaning language, is the structure in place that promotes the acceptance our society’s intension. Nietzsche proposes a valid question, is language the adequate expression of all realities? He argues that people are immersed in illusions. These illusions are perpetuated by language. Another name for these illusions instituted by language is what I would consider stereotypes. Stereotypes are a way to exploit people into acceptance of extrinsic values. In other words, stereotypes are a part of language, instituted by those who wish to maintain power, where the rest of us act as a buffer to allow this governing state to exist.


Here is a very clean way of me communicating the same idea but less technical:

According to Nietzsche, there are no facts in our world, only interpretations of what is a fact. Another word for a fact is a truth. By comparison, since facts and truths are both synonymous words, they are both interpretations. He argues that therefore, truths are a myth, by default of a truth being an interpretation. A myth is any invented story, idea, or concept. Myths are used as metaphors by our society to control its citizens into believing that there is only one right interpretation. In our current governing political system known as capitalism, this is a very powerful tool. By this, I am referring to the use of metaphors as a way for communicating myths (or so truths) as a way of manipulating people (or controlling the people by brainwashing). A metaphor (or the way of communication of myths) is sustained only by one system. Language is defined as a system of symbols, signs, sounds, or conceived as a means of communicating thoughts or emotions.

The use of myths is a way to deceive by producing a misleading impression of our reality. This means that myths is synonymous with the word illusion. The use of myths or illusions by capitalism is best seen with the concept of stereotypes. Stereotypes are used by capitalism as a way to exploit people into accepting myths. Since capitalism is a system of power, the only thing that helps maintain this power is the ruling class (ruling class being the people who stand to best gain from the existence of capitalism) through the use of language. Since we are all citizens in the capitalist society, we are spoon fed myths, we are spoon fed that the way we are told is the only true reality, and therefore since we do not challenge this truth, we are protecting it.