Controversy Over The Olympics Opening Ceremony: A Textbook Example Of Manufactured Outrage
Social engineers are doing their best to create division and chaos. Do not let them.
By Don Via, Jr
28th July, 2024
Since Friday, the internet has been up in arms over the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, alleging that the ceremony was a blasphemous mockery of Christianity, particularly the Last Supper.
The scene depicted over a dozen individuals in drag surrounding a table, with one prominent center figure painted entirely in blue and draped in vines.
Believing the scenes to be depicting the iconic Christian motif of The Last Supper, a world famous artwork painted by Leonardo Da Vinci between 1495 and 1498 depicting Jesus Christ and his disciples final feast before his crucifixion, users immediately took to social media to express their outrage, with some referring to it as a mockery of God and others referring to it as a “demonic display” or “satanic”. The video of the ceremony came under such heavy scrutiny that it was eventually deleted from the official Olympics YouTube page.
BUT WHAT WAS IT, REALLY?
When it comes to controversies such as these taking a closer look and analyzing the details typically goes a long way into ascertaining the true meaning of a presentation. For example, as many have since pointed out the depiction of the Last Supper commonly contains 13 individuals. Christ, and his 12 apostles. And while only 12 individuals can be seen in the cropped image, the full uncropped image of the Olympic ceremony displays at least 32 individuals, more than double that of the Last Supper.
Another notable detail is the inclusion of what appears to be a center stage piece symbolizing a halo of light with rays emanating from it, and while Christ is commonly depicted with such a halo of light behind his head, as has been common with religious iconography for thousands of years through various belief systems including other portraits of the Last Supper, such a light halo is notably missing from da Vinci's depiction. Which is the most common depiction cited by critics on social media.
Finally, the most obvious symbol worth exploring is that of the character covered entirely in blue and draped in vines acting as the centerpiece of the ceremony.
Since when is Jesus blue and wrapped in vines? And if not Jesus, who is this character and what does he represent? Upon noticing what appear to be grapevines and various other fruits, it led many online to speculate whether or not this individual was actually representative of the ancient Greek God of wine and revelry, Dionysus.
Indeed, a posting by the official account of the Olympic Games on X (formerly Twitter) confirms that this character is in fact depicting Dionysus, stating;
“The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.”
So who is Dionysus? According to the World History Encyclopedia, Dionysus, also known as Bacchus to both the Greeks and the Romans, is a God from the ancient Greek pantheon, one of the Gods of Mount Olympus (from which the name of the Olympic games is derived), who played a significant role in the ancient Greek religion and is associated with wine, revelry, theater, and liberation. Often depicted in artwork and theatrical productions similar to that of Friday's Olympic ceremony.
The influence of Dionysus on theater is so great that historians report that the festivals held in his honor by his followers, the Dionysian festivals, later adopted by Roman tradition as the Bacchanalia, are credited with first introducing theater to the western world.
Many on social media responding to the outrage were quick to point out that the scenes of the opening ceremony much more closely resemble that of Bacchanalia.
In fact, when one researches the ancient Greek festival, known in antiquity as the Great Dionysia, it becomes quite clear that the grandiose spectacle, complete with banquets, singing, and dancing appears to be far more similar to the performance of the Olympics opening ceremony than the somber occasion shared between Jesus and his followers in his final moments.
This is further corroborated by the statements made by the ceremonies choreographer himself. As reported by French news outlet France24, choreographer Thomas Jolly publicly confirmed the ceremony was inspired by the themes of ancient Greece.
Upon offering apologies to any who may have been offended by the performances, Jolly clarifies — "The idea was to do a big pagan party linked to the gods of Olympus,"
Depictions of Dionysus also have an important historical connection to the city of Paris as well. In 1805 archaeologists uncovered an ancient sarcophagus dating to the Roman period, around 230 to 240 CE, in Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans in the Gironde region of France. Carvings on the sarcophagus depict Dionysus and his lover Ariadne surrounded by many other revelers in a scene which bears striking resemblance to the Olympic ceremony.
The sarcophagus, along with others displaying depictions of Dionysus, were obtained by the Louvre museum in 1817, where they remain on display in Paris.
With all of this being said, based upon the evidence it should be safe to say any rational person can logically conclude that the Olympics opening ceremony was a celebration of ancient Greek Pagan themes, NOT a blasphemous mockery of the Last Supper.
WHAT’S IN A NARRATIVE?
So why is it then, seemingly despite all rational evidence, does the narrative that the Olympic opening ceremony was a mockery of the Last Supper seem to prevail?
Amid the flurry of media coverage, mainstream media, ever the purveyors of propaganda, have by and large done nothing to quell the uproar but rather to amplify it. From the New York Times to The Associated Press, to the Daily Mail, and even Le Parisien, even when seemingly attempting to challenge the narrative the reports from the MSM only serve to reinforce it by consistently referring to the ceremony as a parody of the Last Supper, some outlets not even bothering to make mention of the ancient Greek themes of bacchanalia or the god Dionysus. Further stoking the flames controversy along with pundits in the "mainstream alternative media" including the likes of Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and others vehemently decrying it as occultic or anti-Christian.
Adding to the scandal, entertainment news website The Wrap went so far as to claim to have obtained an exclusive statement from the producers of the Paris 2024 Olympics confirming that the opening ceremony did draw inspiration from the Last Supper, despite choreographer Thomas Jolly making no such statements and outright denying this.
So the question we must ask ourselves is why? Why rather than simply admit that the ceremony was inspired by ancient Greek pagan themes does the media continue to propagate the notion that it was an act of deliberate blasphemy?
The answer is likely found in one of the oldest mantras among independent investigative journalists — When the mainstream media wants you to focus on one thing, look for what they're distracting you from; When the mainstream media is telling you one thing, look for what they aren't telling you.
There is a reason they want people to believe it was blasphemy.
Therein lies the biggest yet most subtle hint of all. When the corporate media and their mainstream alternative counterparts all collectively agree on a narrative and work congruently to propagate said narrative it is indicative of a collective effort to attempt to convince the public that something is true. Repetition as a form of psychological manipulation.
They want people to believe it, because they want it to piss them off. The aim of which is to sow chaos and division.
For those who have studied the nature of information operations and psychological warfare it is a tactic that we come across often, and one that many of the public who have been paying attention in recent years has begun to notice as well. A particularly curated narrative propagated on repeat designed to elicit a reaction from the masses.
A manufactured outrage, which of course plays right into the hand of the divide and conquer agenda that we continuously see escalated by polarizing rage bait to stoke public fury.
As explained in one of my previous articles titled How Truth Was Destroyed So Americans Would Crave Propaganda, manufactured outrage is one of the most common psychological warfare tactics used for social engineering.
Manufactured outrage is a term to describe the intentional misrepresentation of events with the aim of invoking a furious reaction from one or more groups of people. Intentionally praying on the emotional vulnerability of the human condition, typically in the form of gaslighting. Done so in a way that those galvanizing the reaction would find beneficial to their own aims.
Manufactured outrage is a tactic used frequently by the media, typically as a tool of controlled opposition used within identity politics to maintain division.
As I have reported ad nauseam, the neurological science behind divisive propaganda and psychological programming is quite clear.
When a person is put into a state of high emotional vulnerability, such as when they are made to be afraid, angry, anxious, sad, stressed, or depressed, the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for executive functions, emotional regulation and decision making slows down, which impairs critical thinking skills and makes them more susceptible to suggestion and mental manipulation.
The tactic of using stressors and emotional triggers to influence individuals have been commonly employed by agencies such as the CIA during the MK ULTRA program, as well as by law enforcement and the military for interrogation and torture techniques.
In simple terms, forcing people into heightened, often negative, emotional states makes it easier to program their behavior.
A classic real world example of this was seen during the height of COVID-1984 hysteria, whereupon media and government purposefully used curated narratives on repetition to convince the public of an existential threat from the virus; stoked fear and anxiety with the manufactured threat of serious illness; and anger against those who protested masks, lockdowns, and vaccine passports, in order to psychologically manipulate the public into compliance.
But divide and conquer propaganda goes far beyond COVID hysteria, it has been utilized by tyrannical regimes for centuries, and in the modern day can be found in any number of false paradigms such as left versus right, white versus black, man versus woman, and religious versus non religious. Or in this specific case, Christian versus non-Christian.
Just like in the aforementioned instances, the outrage is manufactured, the opposition is controlled. It is a psychological game of problem-reaction-solution designed to use tribalism and identity politics to continue creating division with “Us vs. Them” fallacies
At a time when the predator class wishes to create as much sociopolitical turmoil as ever leading up to the 2024 (s)election in the US, and the statist zeitgeist is at its apex as globalists work to create a planetary regime, when we’re being assaulted on all sides by fifth generation warfare, and the manufactured culture war between “wokeness” and so-called “traditionalism” is being used as a tool of social engineering to maintain the tribalist polarization between political dichotomies, it is imperative that we as individuals be mindful not to fall victim to psychological operations.
The manufactured outrage of blasphemy during the Paris Olympics is but one of many psyops being used to control the minds of the masses.
The first step towards fighting back against this mental programming is to first be aware of it, recognize it for what it is, and take a proactive actions to actively resist falling victim to psychological manipulation.
As I have reiterated previously, chaos, and discord are meant to sow fear and division.
You're made to be afraid, angry, anxious, so that you're more susceptible to acquiesce to pre-planned agendas.
So in times like these it's always paramount to think critically, be self aware and non-reactionary, to check yourself and put logic and rationality above all else. Most importantly, not to fall into the trap of living in a state of easily manipulatable emotionality.
If the system wants to keep you constantly angry, scared, and divided, it's your responsibility to keep yourself in a state of positive empowerment. This comes from choosing to continue to exist and operate from a place of love, kindness, empathy, compassion, gratefulness and togetherness. Be mindful of yourself and what's happening around you. You control your mind, you control your emotions. Because if you aren't, someone else is controlling them for you.