Hitler finds out about his philosophy grad school applications

Good luck to everyone going through the anxiety of another application season- don't forget your reference letter from Stalin during your application Blitzkrieg!

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Hitler
• Philosophy
• Graduate
• School
• Parody
• Downfall

[redetrigan]

Are you headed to grad school yourself?

[misplacedsociety]

@redetrigan: In an ironic twist of fate, I am headed to grad school... At Rice University! And no, Rice was not my fallback school (at least not this year). Haw haw.

[MrJbutle04]

Not good. There's no feel for dialogue here:

1. "favored applicants." No. "Top choices," maybe?

2. No early 20-something (normal grad school app. age) would say "rinky-dink." In fact, no one but a mom would say that.

3. Per (2), there are like 100 people who actually have Philosophy PhDs ahead of you for that "community college" job.

4. "picky" !!!? Your tin ear is reason enough not to admit you to grad school.

But you did a good got with "baton," and "medals."

[misplacedsociety]

Your criticism is noted, but is premised on two dubious assumptions: 1)Characters in a fictional work represent their author- if Hitler says rinky-dink, then I must say that as well. Not necessarily true- no one says rinky-dink. That's why it's funny that Hitler does. 2)The merit of the video must hinge on a "feel for dialogue." Again, not so- at least not with these Hitler videos. Part of what makes them funny are the terrible translations and their content. So please, have a quaalude on me.

[dannydandy]

WHy isnt Hitler doing Nietzsche or Heidigger?

[misplacedsociety]

They are probably a part of his writing sample on "New Pathways In Existentialism." :)

[christopher0us]

I am an applicant this year. Rice was one of my safety schools. My writing sample was about new paths in existentialism. This is the greatest youtube video that has ever been. And I am fucked.

[astronomer86]

"Philosophy won't do anything but break your heart ... crush your spirit ... and make you an annoying person to be around at parties."

Perfect.

[jsscm02]

This is the best Bruno Ganz's subtitled from hell!

[MsMoush]

"Get me an application for WalMart." This shit just got really dark.

[astronomer86]

@deadshepherd666 That is all fascinating but vague. Vague in the sense that you cannot clearly 'know' them or their validity through logical analysis, rather you need to 'realize' those things by entering Nietzsche's perspective and world of thought. As I said, do hope to read him and grasp his ideas in future. There are many truth claimers and I wish to go through as many of them as I can.

[deadshepherd666]

@astronomer86 I understand what you are going through, you are like one of the characters in Zarathustra (It's late in the book I can't remember the exact place). You hold up the truth like the sun yet do not receive its light, like a Prometheus who does not share the light of his own flame, an Atlas who does not realize the burden that he holds is his own creation

[deadshepherd666]

@deadshepherd666 the physical embodiment of our longing, our highest values/desires manifested physically, which we simultaneously observe and are

[deadshepherd666]

@deadshepherd666 The film/book The Secret, although not exactly a work of philosophy and not without its errors, is basically an explanation of Nietzsche's will to power. This combined with an understanding of how Christianity corrupts human being's understanding of truth/power will lead one to an understanding that the meaning of life is: to create that which we want, leaving oneself satisfied as both the creator and beholder of one's power/art/truth

[astronomer86]

@deadshepherd666 It is alright. I have only touched upon Nietzsche's ideas and I do own a copy of Thus Spake Zarathustra and find it interesting but yes, complicated indeed. I believe in dwelling properly into every kind of philosophy before making personal judgment. Currently I am a student of analytic philosophy and would in future study Nietzsche and other continental philosophers as well. I want my mind to spread like a web on as many ideas as it can.That needs patient and is spirit crushing

[deadshepherd666]

@astronomer86 I'm sorry my former comments were so antagonistic, I am just frustrated at how meaningless and misleading most philosophy is. I would suggest that you read Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, the Antichrist, and Thus Spake Zarathustra (or any of his works really) and afterwards Heidegger's Being and Time or his Being and Truth lectures (be patient - these are difficult works but you will find real truth in them after multiple readings)

[astronomer86]

@deadshepherd666 Which philosophy would you recommend me to read which does not crush your spirit? Would love to know about such a philosophy. And you might want to come clear on what you really want to say without being ambiguous.

[deadshepherd666]

@astronomer86 Well you've certainly learned your grammar how educated of you. If the philosophy you read crushes your spirit then you're not reading philosophy