Hyatt Hotels goes full Susan Collins

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Hyatt Hotels says it takes concerns that CPAC stage resembled Nazi symbol “very seriously”

Hyatt Hotels on Sunday said it was treating concerns that the stage for Conservative Political Action Conference — held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando — resembled a Nazi symbol "very seriously" and condemned symbols of hate as "abhorrent."

Photos of the CPAC stage at the Orlando hotel went viral on social media as thousands of users compared the design to a Norse rune used by the Nazis during World War II. The othala rune, which dates back hundreds of years, was adopted by the Nazis as "part of their attempt to reconstruct a mythic 'Aryan' past," according to the Anti-Defamation League, and was included on certain Nazi SS uniforms. It has since been incorporated by white supremacist groups in the United States and Europe and was seen at the deadly 2017 neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville.

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[Laelth]

1. Their concern is noted. n/t

-Laelth

[Hugin]

3. They're only concerned because they got caught.

Otherwise, they were okay with it.

I think they've learned their lesson.

[blm]

4. That's just wrong.

[blm]

8. Unfair

[Laelth]

10. I hear you.

I appreciate that you added further context to this thread.

-Laelth

[blm]

2. Pritzkers are one of US's most philanthropic and socially aware

families. They are also Jewish. Attacking Hyatt for what CPAC did at the hotel is wrongheaded.

[redstatebluegirl]

6. I agree it is just wrong.

Every conference I have been involved in chose the layout of the stage area. Pritzkers are great people and have been good friends of Democrats for a long time. They would never do this intentionally. Now the CPAC organizers, that is another thing, they knew and chose this intentionally.

[blm]

7. I think RightWing is shifting blame to Hyatt instead of CPAC

and knee jerk reactions from left are helping them do it.

[redstatebluegirl]

9. We seem to have a lot of knee jerk reactions these days.

It will end up being difficult for us if we keep that up.

[TheRealNorth]

29. Very good point

We need to focus our ire on the real fascist bastards, not the bystanders.

[blm]

31. Especially good Dems, great social advocates like Pritzker

family.

[malaise]

30. THIS n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. If you've followed my posts I've done a lot of criticism of CPAC and most of the GOP

This isn't a one or the other thing

[blm]

18. Yes, but indulging the RW to shift blame to Hyatt

let’s CPAC off the hook.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

27. Wrong

If Hyatt is run by a Jewish family they should know better than to host CPAC. Pointing that out does not excuse CPAC's bigoted behavior. Everyone has their own level of responsibility.

[blm]

33. CPAC was probably booked early last year.

And it’s not just a Jewish family as majority owners, it’s Pritzkers. One of the best Dem families, great philanthropists, and great, socially aware public servants.

[blm]

5. Let's attack Jews not CPAC for what CPAC did at their hotel.

The attacks on Hyatt are wrongheaded.

Attack CPAC.

[Hugin]

12. Hotels are only 'brands'. Everything from the thread-count of the sheets to the color of the signs

is carefully managed and scrutinized. Otherwise it's just another road side flop-house.

Something or someone is seriously broken somewhere in Hyatt and if they intend to remain a non-fascist brand, they need to identify and publicly excise the malfunction.

[blm]

14. Your attack on them instead of CPAC is 'noted'.

[Hugin]

20. So, Hyatt should be allowed to host a Klan rally without rebuke?

Waving it off under the cover of, "Well, we're good people. We're not responsible for where our money comes from and what our brand is associated with."

Okay.

Note my concern on ethical business practices, too.

[blm]

24. They booked CPAC. You let CPAC off the hook when

you jump on this bandwagon to shift all the blame to Hyatt.

[lindysalsagal]

11. Conveniently after the checks, transfers, and credit cards had all cleared their banks....

[blm]

15. Unfair shifting blame from CPAC to Hyatt.

[TwilightZone]

22. Hyatt should have never booked CPAC in the first place.

There, better?

There's enough blame to go around. I give Hyatt credit for their response, but with CPAC's history, something like this was almost guaranteed to happen. Acting surprised when it does is a bit disingenuous.

[blm]

25. Most likely it was booked last year.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."- FDR

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[blm]

16. CPAC gets off the hook as blame is shifted to Hyatt.

Hyatt, with majority ownership by Pritzkers....good Dems, great philanthropists, socially aware, and Jewish.

Trump is laughing.

[Hugin]

23. Nobody is letting CPAC off the hook.

I don't know where you're getting that idea.

[blm]

26. The narrative shifted to Hyatt. Trump laughs.

[stillcool]

28. sounds like Hyatt had the idea, built the stage...

and arranged all the speakers. The number of posts is so over the top. Information saturation.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. From the Hoarse Whisperer

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[ZonkerHarris]

21. Loews Hotels canceled a Josh Hawley event in FL after Jan 6. Stay there instead.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. As CPAC dismisses claims that its stage resembled a Nazi insignia, Hyatt calls hate symbols 'abhorre

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Images of the CPAC stage went viral this weekend as many noted a resemblance to the Odal or Othala Rune, a symbol emblazoned on some Nazi uniforms. The Anti-Defamation League has classified the insignia as a hate symbol that has been adopted by modern day white supremacists.

CPAC’s organizers vehemently denied any link between the stage design and the Nazi symbology, calling the criticism “outrageous and slanderous.”....

As the controversy continued on Sunday, Hyatt Hotels said in a statement that it had addressed the concerns with the conference and denounced any use of hate symbols.

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“We take the concern raised about the prospect of symbols of hate being included in the stage design at CPAC 2021 very seriously as all such symbols are abhorrent and unequivocally counter to our values as a company,” said Hyatt, which had faced pointed criticism for hosting the event.

The hotel noted it allowed the event to continue after organizers “told us that any resemblance to a symbol of hate is unintentional.”