I'm trying to decide if Maher is moving more center or I'm moving more left. I find myself agreeing with him more often than not.
It is gender-neutral. Two holes and a mouth. (Remember, men have a second hole down there as well.) What is the confusion? It's a potato head, hehe.
Yep... the left-wing is still working to cancel the Hyatt.... they are now pushing that somehow the CPAC stage was a Nordic rune used by the Nazis. Maybe it is time to take a close look at the stage designs at Democratic conventions and conferences over the past 30 years. How A Nazi Symbol At CPAC Turned Into A Massive Hyatt Public Relations Disaster https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...tt-public-relations-disaster/?sh=2681424d11e6 In a highly unusual step for a major hotel group, Hyatt felt compelled to issue multiple news releases rejecting Nazi symbolism after a politically charged conference was held in one of its hotels. One of the year’s 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 three-day event, outrage erupted over the event’s 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. Hyatt quickly went into damage control, attempting at first to frame the issue as one of free speech. Journalist Nancy Levine tweeted out a Hyatt statement touting the company’s responsibility to provide an inclusive environment for everyone. “We believe in the right of individuals and organizations to peacefully express their views, independent of the degree to which the perspectives of those hosting meetings and events at our hotels align with ours,” said a company spokesperson. Social media users made it clear they believed Hyatt had missed the point. “A platform for hate is not inclusive, Hyatt,” tweeted one user. “A platform to spread the Big Lie that spawned a violent insurrection and is now fomenting another threatened one is not inclusive.” CPAC organizers, meanwhile, disavowed any similarity between the stage design and Nazism. American Conservative Union chair Matt Schlapp tweeted that such allegations were “outrageous and slanderous,” noting that the conference included several Jewish speakers. Still, many social media users continued to make an association between CPAC, Hyatt and Nazism. One Twitter user tweeted, “‘Seig Heil for Hyatt’ sounds like their new catchy slogan.” Scores of memes popped up that blended the othala rune with the Hyatt logo, sometimes adding a tag line such as, “Hyatt: We’re OK with Nazis.” Yesterday, days into the PR crisis, Hyatt issued the first of two public news releases using tough verbage and making it clear that the public’s vitriol should be directed at CPAC organizers, not Hyatt. “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,” read Hyatt’s short statement. “The CPAC 2021 event is hosted and managed by the American Conservative Union that manages all aspects of event logistics, including the stage design and aesthetics. We discussed directly with ACU leadership who told us that any resemblance to a symbol of hate is unintentional. We will continue to stay in dialogue with event organizers regarding our deep concerns. Any further questions can be directed to CPAC.” One such statement from a national hotel brand would be remarkable enough, but later that day, Hyatt issued a second, much longer news release. This time, Hyatt’s main beef was the refusal of many CPAC attendees to adhere to the hotel’s policy on wearing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our colleagues worked tirelessly to support this event while enforcing Hyatt’s safety policies,” said the release. “At times, these efforts included reminding attendees to wear masks and socially distance, even while colleagues occasionally faced hostility from attendees who did not support our policies.” “Further, we were extremely disappointed by the disrespect many individuals involved in the event showed to our colleagues,” continued Hyatt. Hyatt’s second news release circled back to the stage design controversy in what sounded like venue host’s remorse. “Had we initially recognized the potential connections to hate symbolism, we would have proactively addressed it prior to commencement of the event,” said Hyatt. “Unfortunately, this became clear to us only after the event kicked off.” “With CPAC’s denial of any intentional connection to hate symbols and our concerns over the safety of guests and colleagues in what could have been a disruptive situation, we allowed the event to continue,” continued Hyatt. “We understand and respect the opinions of those who might disagree with that decision.” In these polarized times, the debacle serves as a cautionary tale for companies trying navigate in an ecosystem of starkly divided public opinion. But some might argue that Hyatt should have known better. After all, a major recurring theme of this year’s CPAC was cancel culture.
There are historians who believe Heinrich Himmler was not only trying to drive his own personality cult but effectively trying to start a Nazi religion. This drove the symbolism of Nazism and the design of uniforms and buildings using runes and symbols from an earlier era. An example of this includes the Nazis transforming Wewelsburg Castle as the "Centre of the World" including updates driving "SS esotericism consisting of Germanic mysticism, an ancestor cult, worship of runes, and racial doctrines. Himmler, for example, adapted the idea of the Grail to create a heathen mystery for the SS." A portion of Nazi mysticism dealt with the number twelve. This included rooms designed with 12 sides and a Teutonic version of 12 knights associated with the Nordic mythology of twelve Æsir - sort of gods - (such as Thor, etc.). Of course Himmler designed his SS around 12 senior SS officers, each with a seat in meetings. Modeling himself as their "Nordic leader" - Odin. Many times this Nazi mythology was represented with 12 chairs around a table -- or with 12 lecterns on a stage. Ceilings and walls were typically adorned with designs with a circle of five-pointed stars or runes around center symbols, Nazi leaders/unit names or empty space. I offer the following proof that the Democratic Stage design is closely associated with Nazi mythology... Time to Cancel and Boycott Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
and the proud boys started as a gag and the raised arm salute used to be called the Bellamy salute and the "OK" sign used to just mean that and the boogaloo name was intentionally deceptive and the Trump campaign bought 88 ads with red upside down triangles, and the number 88 used to be just a number, and a red triangle used to mean just a red triangle
Yeah... but let's just Cancel hosting venues if we think a stage design of an event hosted on their property looks like a Nazi symbol in someone's fevered imagination.