It’s classic Trump TBH. A good idea in an innocent way, if one totally ignores history and gives it the absolute benefit of the doubt. And his followers can use it to troll people who point out potential danger as ‘hysterical’.
To be clear, it’s “Nazis used national youth sports events to glorify eugenics.”
You’re right. This is probably fine and innocent.
But it feels creepy the same reason gameshow fiction feels creepy; historical context, and skirting but not quite crossing some lines. Like, this would be a lot less creepy if Trump and his party didn’t flirt with White Replacement Theory believers, or “fertility boosting” advocates like Vance. They’d absolutely advocate for this exact type of event, for all the wrong reasons.
So yeah, if this is a wholesome high school olympics between states, I’m all for that. You shouldn’t be getting downvoted so much.
…But stay skeptical, too. There’s a nonzero chance the messaging won’t be so pure.
Yes. Theoretically.
Problem is:
It has eerie parallels to the Nazi’s glorification/politicization of youth athleticism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_League_of_the_Reich_for_Physical_Exercise
Similarly, it might end up tied into this: https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250/america-prays/
It’s classic Trump TBH. A good idea in an innocent way, if one totally ignores history and gives it the absolute benefit of the doubt. And his followers can use it to troll people who point out potential danger as ‘hysterical’.
I mean, “the Nazis glorified youth sports” feels like an empty argument to me. Hitler liked dogs. That doesn’t make me morally obligated to hate dogs.
And yeah, Trump has abhorrent policies in other areas that could taint this. That doesn’t mean this idea in particular is bad.
To be clear, it’s “Nazis used national youth sports events to glorify eugenics.”
You’re right. This is probably fine and innocent.
But it feels creepy the same reason gameshow fiction feels creepy; historical context, and skirting but not quite crossing some lines. Like, this would be a lot less creepy if Trump and his party didn’t flirt with White Replacement Theory believers, or “fertility boosting” advocates like Vance. They’d absolutely advocate for this exact type of event, for all the wrong reasons.
So yeah, if this is a wholesome high school olympics between states, I’m all for that. You shouldn’t be getting downvoted so much.
…But stay skeptical, too. There’s a nonzero chance the messaging won’t be so pure.