{"id":2315491,"date":"2024-07-29T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-opening-ceremony-captures-decay-of-the-west\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:47:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:47:33","slug":"olympics-opening-ceremony-captures-decay-of-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-opening-ceremony-captures-decay-of-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics&#8217; Opening Ceremony Captures Decay Of The West"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympics-opening-ceremony-captures-decay-of-the-west%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064summary\u200d discusses the recent opening\u2063 ceremony of\u200c the\u200d Summer Olympic Games held \u2062in Paris, expressing disappointment over its \u200dpresentation, which the author views as a\u2064 deviation\u2062 from celebrating the host\u2063 country&#8217;s rich history and culture. \u2062Instead of showcasing national pride, the event \u2064featured controversial\u2063 performances that the author \u2064describes as\u200c a \u201cfreakshow\u201d \u2063interpretation of Leonardo da\u200d Vinci\u2019s \u201cThe Last Supper,\u201d including transgender portrayals and provocative scenes that undermined traditional values. The author criticizes the \u200cceremony \u2064as an expression of modern societal issues and \u200ba lack of respect for Christianity, suggesting that it symbolizes a broader cultural trend of mockery towards Western civilization\u2019s foundations. Additionally, it argues that the leftist elites prioritize radical\u2064 sexual freedoms\u200b over \u2064historical\u200b and national pride, which they believe undermines \u200bthe structure of civil society. The piece concludes that genuine \u200dcelebrations of national heritage are dismissed due to fears\u2062 of invoking historical criticisms, contrasting \u200dthis\u2062 with the\u2064 successful propaganda efforts seen in other Olympic\u200b ceremonies like\u2062 Beijing \u200d2008.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games provides the opportunity for the host country to revel in a sense of national pride and celebrate its unique history and traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Any jokes about cowardice or cheese-loving aside, France undeniably occupies a position as one of the pillars of Western civilization, with monumental contributions to literature, art, and science. Drawing upon a rich history and culture, it had the chance to show the world a vibrant and resilient nation ready to thrive in the 21st century, especially after a chaotic election earlier in July.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, France decided to showcase the gender madness and degeneracy that are slowly but surely eroding the West.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&rsquo;s opening ceremony in Paris subjected tens of millions of people to a freakshow version of Leonardo da Vinci&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Last Supper,&rdquo; featuring transgender performers and a Blue Man Group version of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and debauchery. Some viewers quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1816955318439399603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a> the inexplicable presence of a child amidst this gender bacchanal.<\/p>\n<p>The lesbian DJ and activist who occupied the same position as Jesus in the iconic painting, aptly named Barbara Butch, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CatholicArena\/status\/1817617306568077729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1817617306568077729%7Ctwgr%5E6050ec904469660d6383fbd9f0bee4d9c068b8b7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalist.com%2F%3Fp%3D324147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the scene the &ldquo;New Gay Testament.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After global backlash, Olympic officials have scrambled to gaslight the audience, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iocmedia\/status\/1817579554367823876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insisting<\/a> that any similarity to &ldquo;The Last Supper&rdquo; was &ldquo;completely unintentional&rdquo; and that &ldquo;there was never any intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not only are those excuses obviously false to anyone with even a passing familiarity with Christian symbolism and LGBT activists&rsquo; obsession with subverting it, they&rsquo;re undermined by the fact that other parts of the ceremony featured the same wanton disregard for morality.<\/p>\n<p>To complete the vulgarity, the performance cut between a parade and three people (two men and a woman) heading upstairs <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LHampleman\/status\/1816906109854347282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to engage<\/a> in a m&eacute;nage &agrave; trois. Once inside an apartment, they begin to indulge in their appetites before one of them shuts the door on the audience. Thankfully they stopped there!<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian.<\/p>\n<p>The opening ceremony was filled with transgend*r mockery of the Last Supper, the Golden Calf idol, and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympics has made it clear that Christian viewers aren&#8217;t welcome. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgawyE6YRX\">pic.twitter.com\/LgawyE6YRX<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1816977236085416353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As my colleague John Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/29\/anti-christian-olympic-opening-ceremony-heralds-the-rise-of-a-neopagan-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a>, &ldquo;Why did the organizers do this? Put bluntly, they did it because they hate Jesus Christ and Christianity, which they consider their most dangerous enemy. They are quite open about this now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That blasphemous display represented a naked expression of the power they now hold over Western culture. They know they can mock the very cornerstone of our entire civilization in front of an audience of tens of millions and they&rsquo;ll receive applause for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The best the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/29502645\/thomas-jolly-thierry-reboul-paris-olympics-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">queer<\/a> Paris Olympics &lsquo;artistic director&rsquo; and sex performers could come up with is badly deforming others&rsquo; artistic triumphs. They didn&rsquo;t think up their own world, symbols, and referents, they just sabotaged others&rsquo; then pretended what any three-year-old can do is brilliant,&rdquo; my colleague Joy Pullmann <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/29\/even-when-blaspheming-at-the-olympics-queer-activists-reinforce-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They can&rsquo;t do anything but mock and deface and corrupt that which is sacred, meaningful, and beautiful. They&rsquo;re utterly incapable of creating anything of worth because of their own twisted and unnatural view of the world. So in their self-loathing they have to tear everything else down in order to free themselves from reality and morality.<\/p>\n<p>In one of its videos of a segment depicting the French Revolution (complete with a decapitated Marie Antoinette), NBC Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TgzDfVfn6w8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a> the ceremony as celebrating &ldquo;liberation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To these people, &ldquo;liberation&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t mean the overthrow of a tyrannical monarch or the creation of a free civil society, even though they constantly frame their own struggle in those terms. &ldquo;Liberation&rdquo; means a state of total exemption from societal norms and a license to indulge in any and all sexual whims &mdash; aka, narcissism in its most decadent form. They have no qualms about destroying or desecrating civilization if it achieves their radical sexual freedom. In fact, for many it has become akin to a fetish.<\/p>\n<p>God, tradition, history, and even the concept of civil society place restrictions and expectations on their behavior, and they can&rsquo;t stand it. They share the same vision as a long line of French thinkers from Rousseau to Foucault &mdash; a blinding hatred for what they consider &ldquo;inequality&rdquo; but what the rest of us see as the pillars of a functioning civilization.<\/p>\n<p>Any nation with as much of a hand in forming the modern world as France has should commemorate it at every opportunity. But to the leftist elites of Europe and the United States, any sense of national pride or identity threatens their power and agenda. If Western countries begin to think of themselves as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-access-bubbles-how-to-stop-china-from-militarily-dominating-asia\/\" title=\"Anti-Access Bubbles: How to Stop China from Militarily Dominating Asia?\">sovereign nation-states<\/a> again, support for unfettered Third World immigration, globalization, and single currencies will decrease.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the left would also cry that any opening ceremony that sincerely honors the history and greatness of a Western host country would evoke &ldquo;problematic&rdquo; aspects of that nation&rsquo;s history or conjure up uncomfortable parallels with the jingoistic bravado of fascist regimes.<\/p>\n<p>But the retort is simple: It works.<\/p>\n<p>The Beijing 2008 opening ceremony represented a propaganda triumph for the Chinese. That opening ceremony featured all of the grandiosity and confidence one would expect from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-blasts-joe-biden-after-he-begged-xi-jinping-to-meet\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley blasts Joe Biden after he &#039;begged&#039; Xi Jinping to meet\">rising global power<\/a>. That opening ceremony opened people&rsquo;s eyes to the fact that the very real economic and geopolitical threat from China had arrived, especially as the rest of the world reeled under a historic economic crisis. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Nothing about how this ceremony was choreographed was an accident. The organizers made the deliberate choice to include transgender performers, to include a child in the midst of those hypersexualized performers, and to blatantly mock Christianity &mdash; all in lieu of actually honoring their homeland.<\/p>\n<p>How one&rsquo;s nation is represented on the world stage is a choice, just as decline is a choice.<\/p>\n<p>An Olympic opening ceremony should extol the power and glory of the host nation. And any opening ceremony in a Western nation should hammer home that the West is the greatest civilization this world has ever seen or, more importantly, will ever see.<\/p>\n<p>For all the global challenges rising up to threaten its hegemony, the West&rsquo;s crisis of confidence is by far the most dangerous. And the best way to combat that internal decay is to remind Westerners whenever possible what made their nations great and assure them that greatness will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, France signaled that the West is determined to continue its inexorable march into absolute hedonic madness. If the Summer Olympics opening ceremony allows a nation to both reflect on its achievements and look hopefully toward its future, then this year&rsquo;s ceremony states in no uncertain terms that the West has no future.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Hayden Daniel is a staff editor at The Federalist. He previously worked as an editor at The Daily Wire and as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-madness-wont-stop-until-conservatives-use-govt-force\/\" title=\"&#039;Pride&#039; Madness Won&#039;t Stop Until Conservatives Use Govt. Force\">deputy editor\/opinion editor<\/a> at The Daily Caller. He received his B.A. in European History from Washington and Lee University with minors in Philosophy and Classics. Follow him on Twitter at @HaydenWDaniel<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games allows the host nation to bask in national pride and honor its distinct history and traditions. Despite any lighthearted jabs about cowardice or a fondness for cheese, France is undeniably a cornerstone of Western civilization, having made significant contributions to literature, art, and science. Drawing from its rich cultural heritage, France had an opportunity to present itself as a vibrant and resilient nation poised for success in the 21st century\u2014especially following a tumultuous election earlier that July. However, instead of highlighting this strength, France chose to display what many see as gender confusion and moral decline that are gradually undermining Western values.<\/p>\n<p>During last week\u2019s opening ceremony in Paris, millions were subjected to an unconventional interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s &#8220;The Last Supper,&#8221; featuring transgender performers alongside a Blue Man Group-style representation of Dionysus, the Greek god associated with wine and revelry. Some viewers noted the puzzling inclusion of a child amid this spectacle. The lesbian DJ who took on Jesus&#8217; role in this rendition\u2014named Barbara Butch\u2014referred to it as the &#8220;New Gay Testament.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In response to widespread criticism, Olympic officials attempted to downplay any resemblance between their performance and &#8220;The Last Supper,&#8221; claiming it was purely coincidental and asserting there was no intention to offend any religious group or belief system. These explanations seem disingenuous given their clear familiarity with Christian symbolism and LGBT activists\u2019 tendency toward subversion.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, other segments of the ceremony displayed similar disregard for traditional values; one part featured two men and a woman heading upstairs for an explicit encounter before closing their door on viewers\u2014a moment that some found particularly vulgar.<\/p>\n<p>As my colleague John Davidson observed: \u201cWhy did they do this? Simply put: they harbor animosity towards Jesus Christ and Christianity because they view them as threats.\u201d This provocative display illustrated their perceived dominance over Western culture; they felt empowered enough to mock foundational elements of our civilization before millions while receiving applause.<\/p>\n<p>My colleague Joy Pullmann remarked on how these organizers failed creatively\u2014they didn\u2019t invent new symbols or narratives but rather distorted existing masterpieces while pretending such acts were innovative. Their inability to create anything meaningful stems from their warped worldview; thus they resorted to mocking what is sacred or beautiful out of self-loathing.<\/p>\n<p>In one segment depicting the French Revolution (which included imagery like Marie Antoinette&#8217;s decapitation), NBC Sports described it as celebrating \u201cliberation.\u201d For these individuals, \u201cliberation\u201d signifies freedom from societal norms rather than genuine progress toward civil society\u2014it embodies unrestrained indulgence in sexual desires\u2014a form of narcissism at its most extreme.<\/p>\n<p>They are willing even to dismantle civilization if it means achieving radical sexual freedom; indeed for many it&#8217;s become almost fetishistic. Traditional values impose restrictions on behavior that they find intolerable\u2014they share ideologies with historical French thinkers who have long criticized what they perceive as inequality but which others recognize as essential components for societal function.<\/p>\n<p>A country like France should take every opportunity available to celebrate its role in shaping modernity\u2014but leftist elites across Europe and America view national pride or identity as threats against their power structures. If nations begin recognizing themselves again as sovereign entities rather than global citizens without borders support for unrestricted immigration policies would likely diminish along with globalization efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Of course critics would argue that honoring historical achievements could evoke uncomfortable truths about past injustices reminiscent of fascist nationalism\u2014but such celebrations can be effective nonetheless. The Beijing 2008 opening ceremony served Chinese propaganda well by showcasing confidence befitting an emerging global power during times when economic crises loomed elsewhere around world stage dynamics shifted dramatically due rising geopolitical tensions posed by China\u2019s ascent into prominence globally speaking today remains relevant contextually speaking here too!<\/p>\n<p>Every aspect regarding choreography choices made during ceremonies reflects intentional decisions\u2014from including transgender performers alongside children amidst hypersexualized displays\u2014to overtly ridiculing Christianity instead honoring homeland appropriately! Representation matters greatly when showcased internationally through events like Olympics where nations ought extol virtues representing greatness inherent within them!<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately though\u2014the West faces profound internal challenges stemming primarily from lack confidence regarding own legacy despite ongoing external pressures threatening hegemony overall! To combat decay effectively requires constant reminders reinforcing why these societies thrived historically ensuring future generations understand importance maintaining those legacies intact moving forward together collectively united purposefully striving excellence always! Instead however\u2014we witness signals indicating descent into hedonistic madness suggesting bleak outlook ahead devoid hope promising brighter tomorrows yet remain possible if only we choose differently now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1548,"featured_media":2315492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-20.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[36543,18099,4825,34825,3841],"class_list":["post-2315491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-cultural-commentary","tag-decay","tag-olympics","tag-opening-ceremony","tag-west"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-20.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1548"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}