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Hyatt calls hate symbols 'abhorrent' after CPAC stage compared to sign used by Nazis
Reuters ^ | March 1, 2021 | by Julia Harte

Posted on 03/01/2021 5:16:58 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - Hyatt Hotels Corp called symbols of hate “abhorrent” on Sunday after the design of a stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference at one of its hotels drew comparisons to a Norse rune used by Nazis during World War Two.

A photo of the CPAC stage went viral on social media on Saturday, with thousands of Twitter users sharing posts comparing its distinctive design to an othala rune, one of many ancient European symbols that Nazis adopted to “reconstruct a mythic ‘Aryan’ past,” according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The ceiling of the conference room featured a lighting display in the same shape as the stage, according to Reuters photographs.

Hyatt said all aspects of conference logistics, including the stage design, were managed by the American Conservative Union, which organized the conference.

The comparisons were “outrageous and slanderous,” Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union chair, said in a Twitter post on Saturday. He added the organization had a “long standing commitment to the Jewish community” and that the conference featured several Jewish speakers.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cpac; cpac2021; journalism; mattschlapp; media; mediawingofthednc; press
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To: twister881
A Nazi* is someone who disagrees with a Leftist.

*Same as “racist” or their new favorite “white supremacist.”

Who are the real NotSees?

See tagline...

101 posted on 03/01/2021 7:07:29 AM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: Lazamataz

And they also used the German language, which has a modified Roman alphabet, so anybody who uses a Roman alphabet is a Nazi.

So switch to Cyrillic. Their letters are kinda kewl.


102 posted on 03/01/2021 7:07:30 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: bray
Silencing opposition and burning books is what the Nazis did and so are the Dems.

tagline

103 posted on 03/01/2021 7:09:23 AM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Othala Rune

“However, because it is part of the runic alphabet, the symbol can also be found in non-extremist contexts as well, especially runic writing and runestones used by non-racist pagans.

Consequently, care should be taken to evaluate the symbol in the context in which it appears.”


104 posted on 03/01/2021 7:09:49 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: SueRae
They are the party that literally Booed God and Jesus at their national convention in 2012. They can stfu.

Was that before or after they voted God and Israel off their party platform?

105 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:17 AM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: DesertRhino

My mistake. At least I got the city correct.


106 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:29 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: skimbell

Yep. Commies are so predictable that they would be utterly boring if they weren’t so dangerous.


107 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:31 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Thommas

I had to look for several minutes to find the pattern that they are talking about. It’s not in the logo, it’s painted into the pattern of the walkways on the floor. Considering the shape of the stage, I can understand how the pattern came about. They wanted a layout that was simple and symmetric.


108 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:11 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Lazamataz
ANYONE WHO USES THAT NUMBER SYSTEM IS A NAZI!!!!

Well DUH! Math is racis!

109 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:14 AM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: faucetman

OOPS! WRONG rune!


110 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:38 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: nfldgirl

No that photo was from the 90s, when she was hot. I’m sure she looks nothing like that today.


111 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:50 AM PST by jpsb
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To: skimbell

See the Hayek quote on my FR profile page. 3rd one down, 2 paragraphs.


112 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:53 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda es)
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To: Flying Circus

Plus, the contractor then gets to feel smarter than everybody else, which is what some liberals excel at doing.


113 posted on 03/01/2021 7:13:05 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: FreedomPoster

yeah about that


114 posted on 03/01/2021 7:13:18 AM PST by jpsb
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To: ScottinVA

Not even the logo, but the shape of the stage.


115 posted on 03/01/2021 7:14:25 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda es)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s as bad as the bowl cut or the “OK” sign. The fiends!/s


116 posted on 03/01/2021 7:14:53 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all they time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: faucetman

OOPS AGAIN, it is actually BOTH.

“The Elder Futhark Odal rune (ᛟ), also known as the Othala rune”

The one pictured, like the stage, is a known VARIATION of the Othala/Odal rune.

Sorry, I’m just not as fluent in “Rune” as I used to be. /s


117 posted on 03/01/2021 7:21:39 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: T-Bird45

“While the ACU may have had responsibility for all logistical matters, such as stage design, it is almost a certainty that they outsourced/contracted for that function with some company that does it as a regular business/service. The contract would have included setup/teardown of the actual stage, possibly including the lighting, for a set fee. The oversight from ACU would have been design approval. The person(s) approving the work by the contractor was likely more concerned with colors, lighting on featured speakers/panels, and flow on/off stage. Norse runes and the use of them by the Nazis likely aren’t even in that person’s normally-accessed knowledge set.

IF you are correct, then I think it was INTENTIONAL. Whether the designer just liked the shape from an artist’s perspective, or was a liberal sticking it to CPAC or a far right wing conservative supporting white supremacist’s, In any of those cases they DEFINITELY KNEW the history behind it.

Coincidence? NO WAY!

If you think it is, you are beyond gullible.

“Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or manipulated into an ill-advised course of action.”


118 posted on 03/01/2021 7:35:10 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

‘Played it back to be sure I heard what I didn’t hear and yep, they bleeped “cripples”!’

they could’ve deleted the whole movie; absolutely terrible...basically the same story as Rio Bravo, with broken down drunks as lawmen, with some young guy tagging along...in eldorado, the actors are so bored they sleepwalk through it, even Jimmy Caan, who as great as he became, turns in a real stinker here...


119 posted on 03/01/2021 7:46:17 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: Salamander

Exactly...


120 posted on 03/01/2021 7:46:33 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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