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https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/03/01/how-hosting-cpac-turned-into-a-massive-hyatt-public-relations-disaster/Mar 1, 2021
How A Nazi Symbol At CPAC Turned Into A Massive Hyatt Public Relations Disaster
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
One of the years marquee events on the GOP calendar, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. Speakers included high-profile Republicans including former President Donald Trump, who repeated false claims that he won the 2020 election.
Early on in the four-day event, outrage erupted over the events stage design, which drew comparisons to a Norse rune used by Nazis during World War II. A photo of the CPAC stage went viral as thousands of social media users shared posts comparing its distinctive design to an othala rune.
Following World War II, the symbol was adopted by Nazis in an attempt to reconstruct a mythic Aryan past, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Today, it is commonly seen in tattoo form, on flags or banners, as part of group logos, and elsewhere.
By Saturday afternoon, there had been nearly 100,000 tweets comparing the CPAC stage to the Nazi symbol, as the #boycottHYATT hashtag exploded across Twitter and other platforms.
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How A Nazi Symbol At CPAC Turned Into A Massive Hyatt Public Relations Disaster [View all]
dalton99a
Mar 2021
OP
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."- FDR
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2021
#8
Are you saying every business needs to check every customers politics before they do business?
questionseverything
Mar 2021
#38
I'm inclined to think nobody at Hyatt reviewed the stage set & design, because wth would they?
Hekate
Mar 2021
#7
I guess the new slogan around the Hyatt Corporation is "Hyatt Hitler!" :) nt
StevenJoseph
Mar 2021
#13
The design was NOT AN ACCIDENT... & over time we will find out who designed that stage.
Stuart G
Mar 2021
#30
My opinion is the stage was designed by ..an unnamed Republican and approved by Hyatt
Stuart G
Mar 2021
#32
The Guardian says......"..the American Conservative Union designed the stage...
Stuart G
Mar 2021
#35