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menlo pony
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I'm sure that this will lead to further political protest, but I just thought it was interesting. I learned in an international law book today that Henry Ford was a fund provider to the Nazi party and was a strong supporter of Hitler.
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inferno03
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r u sure? what law book is this so t hat i may check it out for myself.
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87GeeTee
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60 Minutes had a whole segment on this a few months ago. I find it quite valid.
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uh0h50
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 i had to..
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SmokinLX
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I thought Hitler alway's drove around in Mercedes? ![[Confused]](confused.gif) Don't know why ford was backing Him.
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CLEEN 50
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these owl pics are fukkin HILARIOUS!!! I love them. ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
ORLY, LOL
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88DroptopGT
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I read somewhere Hitler's brainy group found the concept of the Volkswagon Beetle? True or not?
Nevermind found it:
"Hitler contributed to the design of the car that later became the Volkswagen Beetle, and charged Ferdinand Porsche with its construction" -Wikip.
[ March 08, 2006, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: 88DroptopGT ]
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Posts: 3706 | From: the city by the bay | Registered: Jan 2004
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menlo pony
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Originally posted by inferno03:
r u sure? what law book is this so t hat i may check it out for myself.
I'm pretty sure. It was mentioned in my discussion section, and a student brought up the text "The international jew" as comedy, and then the TA offered the supplementary reading of the book that I am referring to, don't remember the title (I looked at it in the library), but the author was Maxwell Wallace, I'm sure you will be able to find it if you looked.
Sorry, it was not a law book (I just noticed I wrote that) and wasn't on the syllabus, it was in International Law class. This was news to me so I thought I would share.
[ March 08, 2006, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: menlo pony ]
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FoRdGiRl
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![[Whoo Whooooo!]](graemlins/woowoo.gif) that would explain why i love them so much ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 1881 | From: rescue | Registered: Dec 2005
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losbadgts
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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
that would explain why i love them so much
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FasterDamnit
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From Wikipedia-
"Ford became interested in politics and, as a successful and powerful business leader, was sometimes a participant in world affairs. In 1915, he funded a trip to Europe, where World War I was raging, for himself and about 170 others. His group went to meet with German and other European leaders--without U.S. government support or approval--to seek peace. The war lasted another three years.[6]
In the years between the wars, Henry Ford supported Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. His support abated as the United States entered World War II. There is also some evidence that Henry Ford gave Adolf Hitler direct financial backing when Hitler was first starting out in politics. This can, in part, be traced to statements from Kurt Lüdecke, Germany's representative to the U.S. in the 1920s, and Winifred Wagner, daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner, who said they requested funds from Ford to aid the National Socialist movement in Germany. However, a 1933 Congressional investigation into the matter was unable to substantiate whether contributions were actually sent. Regardless of whether direct financial support was provided, Ford repeatedly voiced his overt approval of Hitler's theories.
Ford's indirect financial backing of the Nazis was also undeniable, as Ford Motor Company was active in Germany's military buildup prior to World War II. In 1938, for instance, Ford assisted to construct an assembly plant in Berlin, the purpose of which was to supply trucks to the Wehrmacht. Forced labor was employed to produce 78,000 trucks and 14,000 track vehicles. In July of that year, Ford was awarded (and accepted) the Grand Cross of the German Order of the Eagle (Großkreuz des Deutschen Adlerordens). Ford was the first American and the fourth person given this award, at the time Nazi Germany's highest honorary award given to foreigners. The decoration was given "in recognition of [Ford's] pioneering in making motor cars available for the masses." The award was accompanied by a personal congratulatory message from Adolf Hitler.[7] A portrait of Ford was hung at the Nazi party's headquarters in Munich. In Max Wallace's 2003 book, The American Axis, he recounts how a Detroit News columnist named Annetta Antona arrived at the headquarters to interview Hitler in 1931. When she asked the future Führer about the portrait, he told her, "I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration."
Drawing on Ford's long-standing involvement with Nazi causes and anti-semitism, Philip Roth imagined him as Secretary of Interior in an imaginary (and Nazi-aligned) Lindbergh administration in his bestselling 2005 novel The Plot Against America."
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menlo pony
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Not the most reliable source, but I told you.
[ March 08, 2006, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: menlo pony ]
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Joooestang66
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I bet Ford was just looking for future investments, expand the market in Europe by support from Hitler. Hitler turned Germany from a poor war torn nation to a strong industrial world power in little time, he probably had backing from people ALOT bigger than Ford. I wonder how much people/organizations/countries spent to cover up thier support of Hitler after word of the Holocaust got out.
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87Fox916
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I think he was just spying on Adolf's VW bug design. Making sure that would not surpass the sales of his Fords.lol
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Blind
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Originally posted by menlo pony:
Not the most reliable source, but I told you.
wikipedia is very reliable as an online source actually, I use it all the time.
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Wolfie351
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Many Americans supported the Nazi party as they were gaining power. The allies after WWI put so many restrictions and reparations on Germany, their economy was in shambles and had no way out. Many people around the world tried to help Germany build up their economy, including the support of political parties who's main goal (at the time) was to bring Germany out of their slump. Guess who built the autobahn? Guess who started Volkswagen (the people's car), the first German car which was affordable to the regular worker.
If you REALLY want to see the bad side of Henry Ford, read about the strike breakers.
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Posts: 1214 | From: South Bay | Registered: Dec 2001
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menlo pony
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Originally posted by blind:
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Originally posted by menlo pony:
Not the most reliable source, but I told you.
wikipedia is very reliable as an online source actually, I use it all the time.
I use it too, but it is a bad source (helpful, but I would not rely on it). It is nice to look up topics that you have no previous knowledge about, because it gives you an idea and it is easy to use. Everything that anyone types gets posted, and the theory is that it gets edited/refined and becomes a good encyclopedia, but that is not always the case. I guess I am bias because I have had a bad experience with it. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) But this Nazi thing is true.
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306Coupe
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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
that would explain why i love them so much
What is meant by this?
Posts: 2039 | From: Rocklin | Registered: Oct 2004
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I Fear No Five O
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Originally posted by 306Coupe:
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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
that would explain why i love them so much
What is meant by this?
Yeah, what is that supposed to mean? Good call, 306Coupe.
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lxhatch5.0
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You know exactly what that implies-
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306Coupe
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Originally posted by GRIGGYJAMESJIMBO:
You know exactly what that implies-
No, I want clarification. Please explain. Too many Jews, blacks and minorites have lost their lives for it to be a matter.
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I Fear No Five O
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Originally posted by 306Coupe:
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Originally posted by GRIGGYJAMESJIMBO:
You know exactly what that implies-
No, I want clarification. Please explain. Too many Jews, blacks and minorites have lost their lives for it to be a matter.
I definately have 306Coupe's back on this. I also want an explaination. If that comment means what I think it does, it was really messed up and uncalled for. Definately not cool.
- Tim
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lxhatch5.0
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I made the face, to symbolize an "ovbious" expression.... Sort of like "DUH" you know what exactly she meant by stating that comment.... I never made fun/offended the fact of any actions/ocurrences in the HOLOCAUST-
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