A patriotic perspective is necessary for great art and vice versa - this is a virtuous circle.

Of the utmost importance to Nietzsche studies is the fact that for Nietzsche, Art is the paradigm for tragic wisdom: Nietzsche's philosophy begins with the assertion that only as an aesthetic phenomenon is life justified.
Consequently, I argue that the only justifiable existence is a patriotic one: from that, all else that is beautiful, illusory and tragic follows.