Hitler’s Olympics Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock

2024/7/4

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Ben Nadav Hafri

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以深入浅出的写作风格和对社会科学的探究而闻名的加拿大作家、记者和播客主持人。

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Malcolm Gladwell: 本集讲述了查尔斯·希区柯克·谢里尔，这位在20世纪30年代初期，美国是否参加柏林奥运会的辩论中心人物。谢里尔是一位备受瞩目的人物，他的事迹频繁见诸报端，人脉广泛，与多位美国总统保持着联系。他的性格可以用多种文学形象来比喻，例如普鲁弗洛克、庞格罗斯等，体现了他极度的自信和对自身能力的盲目乐观。他声称自己发明了起跑蹲踞式，并以此为傲。谢里尔与罗斯福总统的会面中，总统甚至与他讨论起跑蹲踞式，而此时此刻，布克·华盛顿正在与总统讨论美国社会面临的核心问题——针对黑人的犯罪行为。谢里尔的一生如同希腊神话中的大力神赫拉克勒斯，面临着诸多挑战。在1933年国际奥委会维也纳会议上，谢里尔面临着关于1936年柏林奥运会的难题，需要决定如何应对纳粹德国的排犹政策。最终，他通过外交手段，促使德国方面承诺不排斥犹太运动员参赛，但问题并未真正解决。谢里尔留下的个人档案完整地保存了他的生平事迹，其中包括他对纳粹主义的偏爱，这为研究其思想提供了宝贵资料。 Ben Nadav Hafri: 查尔斯·谢里尔是一位极度自信、不顾证据、且行为举止可被拿来调侃的人物。他的行为举止如同文学作品中的人物，为人们提供了丰富的调侃素材。

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Charles Sherrill was everything a gentleman of his generation was supposed to be: rich, handsome, charming, Ivy-Leagued. He was impossibly well connected and extravagantly mustachioed. He was also the person who, as much as anything, decided whether American athletes would participate in the 1936 Olympics. Faced with one of the great moral dilemmas of the day, America needed the wisdom of Solomon. Instead, it got the wisdom of Sherrill.

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Hitler’s Olympics Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock

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Who was Charles Hitchcock Sherrill and why is he significant in the history of the Olympic Games?

How did Charles Sherrill's personality and actions influence the decision to participate in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

What was the role of the International Olympic Committee in the 1936 Olympics and how did Sherrill fit into this?

How did the political climate in Germany affect the Olympic Games and what was Sherrill's response?

What was the outcome of Sherrill's negotiations in Vienna and how did it impact the perception of the 1936 Olympics?

What revelations were found in Sherrill's personal archives and how do they challenge his public image?

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Hitler’s Olympics Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock 32:38 Share

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Who was Charles Hitchcock Sherrill and why is he significant in the history of the Olympic Games?

How did Charles Sherrill's personality and actions influence the decision to participate in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

What was the role of the International Olympic Committee in the 1936 Olympics and how did Sherrill fit into this?

How did the political climate in Germany affect the Olympic Games and what was Sherrill's response?

What was the outcome of Sherrill's negotiations in Vienna and how did it impact the perception of the 1936 Olympics?

What revelations were found in Sherrill's personal archives and how do they challenge his public image?

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Hitler’s Olympics Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock