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The guy praised eugenics [1] and admired Hitler [2]. You think that's not relevant to an article about how the Olympics are a "religion of perfection"? What kin
by g15jv2dp 2y ago
The guy praised eugenics [1] and admired Hitler [2]. You think that's not relevant to an article about how the Olympics are a "religion of perfection"? What kind of perfection do you think that was, exactly?
[1] Pierre de Coubertin, "L'Éducation anglaise," In: J.-M. Brohm, Pierre de Coubertin, le seigneur des anneaux, Homnisphères, 2008.
[2] Daniel Bermond, Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, Éditions Perrin, 2008, 429 p. (ISBN 978-2-262-02349-2)
- crop_rotation 2y agoTrying to apply current moral standards to historical people will leave you finding nothing but demons in history. If people have to be perfect for their creations to not be discarded, then almost all modern institutions which have survived for long time will be in danger.
- g15jv2dp 2y agoWho's advocating for discarding the olympics? All I'm saying is that we shouldn't glorify this guy.
- imoverclocked 2y agoI’m not sure the article does glorify him. It does call out some shortcomings of his vision and even implementation of the games over the years. The entire point is to get better and move beyond where we are now (and where we were then.) The fact that we can decry his views is a testament that much of humanity has largely moved on from them.
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