stoy to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 5 months agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarestoyOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·5 months agoThe Olympic flame relay is a tradition started by the Nazis during the 1936 olympic games, the protest was to show dissatisfaction with keeping the tradition alive. These days, I doubt anyone makes the same connection.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoSounds like the one actually not fucked up thing the Nazis started. Should we stop doing fun, harmless things just because a Nazi did them too?
The Olympic flame relay is a tradition started by the Nazis during the 1936 olympic games, the protest was to show dissatisfaction with keeping the tradition alive.
These days, I doubt anyone makes the same connection.
Sounds like the one actually not fucked up thing the Nazis started. Should we stop doing fun, harmless things just because a Nazi did them too?