I mean. They invented the Olympic torch relay and overall showed their competence in Propaganda. You can sell literally anything if you do it right.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics
The Games were the first to be televised, with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries.[2] Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl was commissioned by the German Olympic Committee to film the Games for $7 million.[2] Her film, titled Olympia, pioneered many of the techniques now common in the filming of sports.
Yeah, the 1936 was a huge and famously pretty successful propaganda event for Nazi Germany. It might have served as an inspiration for certain other authoritarian regimes.
At least the Chinese and the Russians didn't upset American sensitivities! Good for them. <3
If you do it right.. Ain't no way we can sell any mattresses in France now
I think this year's opening ceremony did a wonderful job showcasing France and French culture in all its diversity. There's some really clever juxtaposition of tradition and contemporary France. Aya Nakamura, who has been criticized for her unconventional use of French language, dancing with the guards of the Académie Française (the institution responsible for the French language) was amazing, and a great fuck you to the people out there who pretend to be traditionalist but are really just poorly camouflaged racists with their heads stuck up their asses.
The blue naked man everybody seem so upset by is a cultural treasure, and he did not disappoint.
The fact that Americans are having a meltdown over it of course makes everything better, but it's just a bonus.
I think it was actually great on so many levels. Original, spectacular and pissing all the rabid bigots off. You have to love France for that fuck you attitude.
Not just Americans having a meltdown
Man is a complete tit, but still funny to see!
It’s so ridiculous people get pissed over this. We are talking about Paris. They had royalty that were playing with sexuality and gender since the 1700s. When did we get so f*cking prude??
I agree - I think they did something truly great. It was great fun, completely harmless, showcased France and its people, and pissed off a lot of people I don't care for in the process. And it gave a lot of genuine talents a moment in the spotlight, without ever getting dull or overly traditional.
I can't read the article beyond the headline, but that's already hilarious.
Yeah, it was certainly unconventional, but I liked it. Had some serious ESC vibes.
I wasn't upset because I thought they were a Smurf 😂
"it was the only time the olympics weren't woke" - some daily wire dude on twitter, probably
dude it was woke as shit, an African-American took four gold medals in the capital of Nazi Germany
The people complaining about the Paris 2024 opening ceremonies are probably big fans of the Germany 1936 opening ceremonies.
Depending on how the election goes, this could very well be a precursor to the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics.
Paris 2024: occasionally cringy but well intentioned
Berlin 1936: just cringethat was just an ordinary type of salute in 1936. it wasn't replaced in the American flag code until 1942
*guys stop getting butthurt over wikipedia articles
It was so bad that they had to cancel the next two Olympics.
If I remember correctly, this Olympics started the trend of elaborate opening ceremonies because Hitler wanted to create more fanfare.
Opening ceremonies are legit Nazi shit.
amazing how a society can zombify itself
but yeah it was pretty shitty. the American president snubbed Jesse Owens
As opposed to the other Germany?
You often refer to Germany by the state then in place you mean, as there were multiple times where there has not been a single Germany (think DDR/BRD or before there was a single Germany to begin with) and overall a lot of German states with very different political systems during the years.
When countries have had antecessor-states that have been drastically changed over historical events, normally through a change or system of governance, it's common to refer to the type of system that was in place at the time you're referring to.
For example, it's common to refer to 1950s Spain as Fascist Spain (no more Spains on earth at that time), 1950s Russia as Soviet Russia (no more Russias at that time), 1890s Russia as Tsarist Russia (no more Russias at the time)... You get my point.
