Textual The anthem has frequently been criticised for its generally nationalistic tone, the immodest geographic definition of Germany given in the first stanza, and an alleged male-chauvinistic attitude in the second stanza. A relatively early critic was Friedrich Nietzsche, who called the grandiose claim in the first stanza "" (the most idiotic slogan in the world), and in Thus Spoke Zarathustra said, " – I fear that was the end of German philosophy." The pacifist Kurt Tucholsky was another critic, who published in 1929 a photo book sarcastically titled Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, criticising right-wing groups in Germany.
textual the anthem has frequently been criticised for its generally nationalistic tone the immodest geographic definition of germany given in the first stanza and an alleged male-chauvinistic attitude in the second stanza a relatively early critic was friedrich nietzsche who called the grandiose claim in the first stanza "" (the most idiotic slogan in the world) and in thus spoke zarathustra said " – i fear that was the end of german philosophy" the pacifist kurt tucholsky was another critic who published in 1929 a photo book sarcastically titled deutschland deutschland über alles criticising right-wing groups in germany