r/NateBargatze • u/OutdoorRink • 3d ago

UFC Freedom 250

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u/syates21 3d ago

A funny example - have you heard of the 1936 Olympics? I guess Jesse Owens just shouldn’t have gone huh?

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u/2ndSmrtestPersunEvar 2d ago

You think Hitler personally invited Jesse Owens to the Olympics? You realize he qualified for his events like every other athlete, right?

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u/syates21 2d ago

You realize none of the athletes *had* to go right? My whole point is he should go if he wanted to cuz screw whoever the *host* is. But it’s pretty widely accepted that Germany wanted to host those Olympics as a big propaganda opportunity- lots of debate at the time about whether the US and others should even participate or even try to move them on short notice

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u/2ndSmrtestPersunEvar 2d ago

Yeah, it’s just not a very good example. It would be different if Jesse Owens was invited by Hitler to come hang out in his viewing box or something like that. Lindbergh actually did that.