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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: Governor Dinwiddie

True!

http://45thdivisionmuseum.com/index.php/history/from-swastika-to-thunderbird/


141 posted on 03/01/2021 10:37:04 AM PST by lurked_for_a_decade (Imagination is more important than knowledge! ( e_uid == 0 ) != ( e_uid = 0 ). I Read kernel code.)
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To: MarvinStinson
General Milhialovitch and the Chetniks

Yes indeed. Milhialovitch was a great man and was respected deeply by our downed pilots. He was executed and many others were executed after his fake Communist trial.

142 posted on 03/01/2021 11:11:08 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Michael.SF.

There is literally nothing they will not claim to be (insert Nazi, Fascist, White Supremacist, Racist here).

Nothing.

No matter how ridiculous it makes them to claim it.


143 posted on 03/01/2021 11:14:02 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: QualityMan

The swastika is an ancient symbol. For the Finns it was a symbol of happiness.

https://finland-at-war.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-finnish-swastika.html

“However the Swastika has survived in Finnish culture, being seen on textiles and art in association with the age old belief that it is an Nordic symbol for Happiness. Also it is still used by the Finnish Defence Forces, the Air Force uses it on its colours as well as shoulder insignia. Some Army units use the symbol too, most notably the Utti Jaeger Regiment (Finland’s Special Forces). It still appears in various medals and decorations, the most famous being the Order of the Cross of Liberty. The collar of The Order of the White Rose of Finland originally had 9 Swastikas on it but these were replaces by Fir crosses in 1963 by order of President Urho Kekkonen when he learnt of President Charles De Gaulle’s discomfort of wearing Swastikas. “


144 posted on 03/01/2021 11:17:49 AM PST by zek157
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To: zek157
Astonishing Story of Survival by Jews of Finland


Jewish soldiers of the Finnish Army, who were allied with Nazi Germany, outside the makeshift synagogue near the front lines during World War II.

The history of the Jews of Finland that John Simon relates in his new book, “Strangers in a Stranger Land,” is an extraordinary tale of Jewish survival during World War II. Although the Jewish communities of Europe were decimated by the Nazi war machine, in Finland not a single Finnish Jew was harmed during the war.

As brave and dedicated members of Finland’s army, which was an ally of Nazi Germany, they fought alongside Nazi soldiers without ever experiencing anti-Semitism.

Because of their heroic stand against the Russians, three of the Jews were awarded the Iron Cross, Nazi Germany’s highest military honor. None of the three accepted the medal.

At one point Heinrich Himmler, the head of Hitler’s SS, visited Finland. He offered the Finns help in solving their “Jewish problem.” He was curtly informed that Finland had no Jewish problem.

Finland wasn't an ally, rather a co beligerant.
145 posted on 03/01/2021 11:25:06 AM PST by SJackson (If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun...folks in Philly like a good brawl, BH Obama)
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To: SJackson

Interesting. I did not know the story, thank you.


146 posted on 03/01/2021 11:56:30 AM PST by Michael.SF. (I believe you Tony B.)
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To: jz638
...or if the libs honestly believe this. Using "honestly" in the same sentence with "libs" is incorrect.
147 posted on 03/01/2021 12:23:06 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: KC_Lion

The US Navy hires Nazi architects. Lawsy!/s


148 posted on 03/01/2021 12:27:22 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all they time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: SJackson

That is interesting.

I don’t know that I would call Finland a belligerent. Ever hear of their 1939-40 winter war with the Soviets? They were fortunate to survive WW II mostly intact.


149 posted on 03/01/2021 12:41:06 PM PST by zek157
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To: zek157

Perhaps not the best word. By co belligerent I meant on the side of Germany against Russia only, not beyond that, thus not an ally.


150 posted on 03/01/2021 1:02:43 PM PST by SJackson (If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun...folks in Philly like a good brawl, BH Obama)
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To: Jane Long

Oh, my word. Lay off the botox and fillers, Ashley.

151 posted on 03/01/2021 2:41:13 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Laughter separates us from despair and gives us a chance at love. --Craig Ferguson)
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To: KC_Lion

#7. Where did you get that great aerial photo of the Democrat Party headquarters??? ! !!!

I see Rep. Gerald Connelly (D-VA) and the CUOMO brother duche’s in the far right of it.


152 posted on 03/01/2021 4:07:05 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Gay State Conservative

#18. That’s a three-eared SHADOW RABBIT.


153 posted on 03/01/2021 4:09:07 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: left that other site

#25. The “swastika” design (i.e. bend lines) has been used for thousands of years from the Buddhists to the American Indians. I saw some on old Vietnamese tombstones in So. Vietnam - Mekong Delta, because the deceased were Buddhists.

[I saw leftist doctors/Democrats giving conservatives the “middle finger” saying that it was just an imitation of a “Chinese anal swab” used for the Coronavirus. /SARC


154 posted on 03/01/2021 4:13:47 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: DesertRhino

Talking about “Red Stars”, try the HEINKEN BEER label.


155 posted on 03/01/2021 4:17:10 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

LOL!


156 posted on 03/01/2021 4:19:58 PM PST by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: left that other site

Bet you didn’t know that Chinese proctologists were also pirates. Why else would they say, “Ahoy me swabbies, time to go to work”?


157 posted on 03/01/2021 4:30:46 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


158 posted on 03/01/2021 5:10:57 PM PST by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: KC_Lion

Yikes


159 posted on 03/01/2021 5:37:14 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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To: Highest Authority

People who spend their lives looking for something to be offended by, offend me.


160 posted on 03/01/2021 9:13:49 PM PST by HotHunt
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