• dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    The people complaining about the Paris 2024 opening ceremonies are probably big fans of the Germany 1936 opening ceremonies.

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    1 year ago

    Depending on how the election goes, this could very well be a precursor to the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics.

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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    that 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

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      1 year ago

      You have to scroll down through their post history for less than 10 seconds to see this guy complaining about being called a nazi.

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    I don’t know, I watched the Paris opening ceremony last night, and I doubt I’ll ever see another as bad as that with what remains of my life

    • volodya_ilich@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      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.