Nietzsche's contribution?

Nietzsche was attractive to the avant-guard Modernists of the early 20th century because of his emphasis on creative power. His writings were distorted by 20th Century Fascists because if certain sayings are selected out, they can be seen to support aggression and racist xenophobia. His writings, especially his belief that Man, not God, is all-powerful, achieved new popularity among French philosophers of the 1960's, leading to Time Magazine's famous cover pronouncement on the death of God.