▲ 165 ▼ IOC criticised for selling Nazi-era Olympics T-shirt (www.bbc.com) submitted 6 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/world@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago (2 children) This doesn't have any Nazi symbology on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) The Nazi Reichsadler is a Nazi symbol, it's a distinct design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago Sure is. And it's distinctly not what's pictured. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (2 children) The round thing under the eagle is a Nazi symbol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_cross?wprov=sfla1 It's also an ancient symbol for the sun, but so is the swastika. EDIT: It looks like the whole image is the Nazi designed poster for the Olympics. Like I said in my other comment, they could have just used an image of Jesse Owens for that particular Olympics. Would have been a better message. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EinMensch@feddit.org 6 points 6 months ago It's the statue on top of the Brandenburg gate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate It was built long before the nazis. Doesn't change the fact that it's a nazi propaganda poster though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago It's an iron cross, added in 1815. It predates Naziism by over a hundred years. https://www.history.com/articles/brandenburg-gate-a-brief-history permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) The Nazi Reichsadler is a Nazi symbol, it's a distinct design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago Sure is. And it's distinctly not what's pictured. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago Sure is. And it's distinctly not what's pictured. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (2 children) The round thing under the eagle is a Nazi symbol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_cross?wprov=sfla1 It's also an ancient symbol for the sun, but so is the swastika. EDIT: It looks like the whole image is the Nazi designed poster for the Olympics. Like I said in my other comment, they could have just used an image of Jesse Owens for that particular Olympics. Would have been a better message. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EinMensch@feddit.org 6 points 6 months ago It's the statue on top of the Brandenburg gate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate It was built long before the nazis. Doesn't change the fact that it's a nazi propaganda poster though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago It's an iron cross, added in 1815. It predates Naziism by over a hundred years. https://www.history.com/articles/brandenburg-gate-a-brief-history permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EinMensch@feddit.org 6 points 6 months ago It's the statue on top of the Brandenburg gate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate It was built long before the nazis. Doesn't change the fact that it's a nazi propaganda poster though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago It's an iron cross, added in 1815. It predates Naziism by over a hundred years. https://www.history.com/articles/brandenburg-gate-a-brief-history permalink fedilink source parent