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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Some people here and on X have expressed outrage at parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in France. As someone who is both natively French and a "global citizen" (lived on four continents, visited 50 countries, expat for nearly 20 years), I wanted to share my dual perspective. My goal is not to pass judgment on Friday's performance, but rather set the cultural context in which it was delivered. So, don't shoot the messenger. Also, references are annotated in brackets like this: [i] for further reading at the end. The TL;DR is that the French brand of secularism (laïcité) is unique, highly idiosyncratic, and part of the core identity of the French republic; it's understandable that it does not translate well to an international audience. Now, onto the 🧵: 1/9
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Marcela
@laursa.eth
100 $degen in brazil we loved it!!! and the religious political aisle of society was annoyed which made us love it even more art is art and no religion should be above it. the references were perfect, the criticism was distributed evenly. One of the best in history for me.
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ed1t
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You've tipped 100 DEGEN and have 1 DEGEN remaining.
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