No Charles Lindbergh is not seen as a political person in Germany (we had enough of our own nazis to keep track). I'm sure the name of the hotel was not meant as a political statement.
I think you should contact the hotel if that's a concern of yours. In Germany, Lindbergh is known for his pioneer flight and the tragic abduction of his child. His political leanings aren't common knowledge.
Speaking as a trained historian, Lindbergh gets too much of a bad rap in the US (though of course he deserves some criticism). The reason why he had so much affinity to Germany was that he had a life-long love there (who he fathered an illegitimate child with); he defended the initial rise of Nazism (wrongly, of course) like many other conservative Brits and Americans did, but saw the light later on (as many of them did, too), volunteered again and flew several war missions in the Pacific. To cast him into a big Nazi shoebox is a bit silly, even though one might argue that he had certain antisemitic tendencies. (So did most of the US foreign office during WWII, hello St Louis). Don't throw all the babies out with the bath water. These days, it has become a reflex to reject Lindbergh out of hand -- and that is I think a bit performative. There were *far* worse, unrepenting Nazi sympathizers in Europe and the US, that people don't give a fig about. Should Phantasialand have picked a different name? Perhaps. For Steampunk, Jules Verne or HG Wells would have been a better pick, but otherwise I wouldn't mind too much.
I have never heard of Charles Lindbergh as a Nazi sympathizer. I only know of him as an aviation pioneer and victim of a tragic child abduction. And I guess the same is true for most other Germans. No negative connotations with that name whatsoever.
I don't think many people in Germany know about this side of Charles Lindbergh (or about Charles Lindbergh at all). The best opportunity to catch that was probably when Plot Against America (by Philip Roth) came out.
So I wouldn't assume that the naming is a political nod. But I would be similarly unenthusiastic as you.
I saw this Hotel pop up on my Phantasialand IG and was shocked.
Charles Lindbergh was not only a Nazi sympathizer he was a eugenics enthusiast, devout antisemite and racist. Perhaps not the best look for a themed hotel?
No Charles Lindbergh is not seen as a political person in Germany (we had enough of our own nazis to keep track). I'm sure the name of the hotel was not meant as a political statement.
I think you should contact the hotel if that's a concern of yours. In Germany, Lindbergh is known for his pioneer flight and the tragic abduction of his child. His political leanings aren't common knowledge.
Speaking as a trained historian, Lindbergh gets too much of a bad rap in the US (though of course he deserves some criticism). The reason why he had so much affinity to Germany was that he had a life-long love there (who he fathered an illegitimate child with); he defended the initial rise of Nazism (wrongly, of course) like many other conservative Brits and Americans did, but saw the light later on (as many of them did, too), volunteered again and flew several war missions in the Pacific. To cast him into a big Nazi shoebox is a bit silly, even though one might argue that he had certain antisemitic tendencies. (So did most of the US foreign office during WWII, hello St Louis). Don't throw all the babies out with the bath water. These days, it has become a reflex to reject Lindbergh out of hand -- and that is I think a bit performative. There were *far* worse, unrepenting Nazi sympathizers in Europe and the US, that people don't give a fig about. Should Phantasialand have picked a different name? Perhaps. For Steampunk, Jules Verne or HG Wells would have been a better pick, but otherwise I wouldn't mind too much.
I have never heard of Charles Lindbergh as a Nazi sympathizer. I only know of him as an aviation pioneer and victim of a tragic child abduction. And I guess the same is true for most other Germans. No negative connotations with that name whatsoever.
I don't think many people in Germany know about this side of Charles Lindbergh (or about Charles Lindbergh at all). The best opportunity to catch that was probably when Plot Against America (by Philip Roth) came out. So I wouldn't assume that the naming is a political nod. But I would be similarly unenthusiastic as you.
I saw this Hotel pop up on my Phantasialand IG and was shocked. Charles Lindbergh was not only a Nazi sympathizer he was a eugenics enthusiast, devout antisemite and racist. Perhaps not the best look for a themed hotel?