That is what they mean by it, but the fact they chose to express it as “not tolerating discrimination” as opposed to “not discriminating” or “not engaging in discrimination” really highlights that they are engaging in the social contract of tolerance with entities that are explicitly breaking said contract. This kind of weak willed “inclusion” for the sake of virtue signalling/profit is part of what makes fascists think that the paradox of tolerance is some killer argument against empathy
His family inherited his ideology more or less as a condition of inheriting the fortune. The Hilton Global Foundation is a hot-house of arch-conservative progeny.
“We want everyone to know that we value profit so much over human life that we’d literally gleefully house the Gestapo if we could make a penny out of it.” - Hilton Hotels
I thought official press statements were supposed to cast the brand in a good light.
Words just don’t mean anything anymore, do they?
We do not tolerate any form of discrimination apparently means We provide hospitality to the worst perpetrators of discrimination
We like money no matter how evil the source.
It means “We won’t discriminate between people who give us money. Whether they kill each other afterword is none of our concern.”
That is what they mean by it, but the fact they chose to express it as “not tolerating discrimination” as opposed to “not discriminating” or “not engaging in discrimination” really highlights that they are engaging in the social contract of tolerance with entities that are explicitly breaking said contract. This kind of weak willed “inclusion” for the sake of virtue signalling/profit is part of what makes fascists think that the paradox of tolerance is some killer argument against empathy
Psst, Hilton: it’s ok to discriminate against fascists actively using your hotel as a base to violate the Constitution.
Might want to look up Conrad Hilton’s political beliefs. Dude was blue blooded.
Been dead since the 70s though.
Let’s focus on the ones making decisions now.
His family inherited his ideology more or less as a condition of inheriting the fortune. The Hilton Global Foundation is a hot-house of arch-conservative progeny.
“We want everyone to know that we value profit so much over human life that we’d literally gleefully house the Gestapo if we could make a penny out of it.” - Hilton Hotels
Lost a chance to lock in my business for life.
But in a good light to who?
Us, the crowd that ended up finding the fediverse? No.
They are cozying up to another hotel owner.
To whom.
I debated it, I really did.
If you can replace it with “him/her,” then it’s whom. If you can replace it with he/she, then it’s who
Professor Prole in da houesssssse!
So they are cool with nazi conventions and stuff? Yikes.
Never was
yeah I don’t get how they thought that statement looks good for them
in any case, I’ll start booking my business trips at a different hotel
They never have it’s all lip service.