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gladium et scutum

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20. Ford's anti semitism is well known
Tue Jan 3, 2017, 11:11 PM
Jan 2017

But during the late 20 through the 30s. this was not an uncommon theme in most of this country. He did business with the Germans because they paid him for is work. He did work for Joe Stalin because he was paid for his work. Both the Nazi state of Germany and the Communist state of the Soviet Union were willing to pay Ford many millions of dollars for his skill in organizing a successful manufacturing operation. In return for that money Ford built those people, first class manufacturing operations. Politics had little to do with the decisions to build for those people, being paid for the work was what counted.

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This is smoke and mirrors. They are still moving small car production to Mexico. CentralMass Jan 2017 #1
Of course it is. But instead of looking at the small picture, push back with the big picture onenote Jan 2017 #6
I wont be buying a Ford. CentralMass Jan 2017 #10
smoke, mirrors and running out the clock is all the GOP has. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2017 #12
Ford supported the Nazis HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #2
Oh for god's sake that was 80 years ago and Henry Ford died in 1947 60 years ago. doc03 Jan 2017 #5
Ford shareholder here, but not to such an extent that the day-to-day news affects my life. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #14
Ford also supported the Communists in the Soviet Union gladium et scutum Jan 2017 #7
I think for Ford it went beyond just business HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #9
Indeed it did, and this is well known. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #16
If you get right down to it the 1% has no allegiance to anything doc03 Jan 2017 #18
Ford's anti semitism is well known gladium et scutum Jan 2017 #20
Let me add this, Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #3
the ex has a lot of ford stock. mopinko Jan 2017 #4
absolutely - it's the only sane play 0rganism Jan 2017 #8
178,000 new jobs last month SCantiGOP Jan 2017 #11
Oh, don't worry about finding that. I can pull up ALL those BLS unemployment threads. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #17
Just wait until Dump & Co screw up healthcare. roamer65 Jan 2017 #19
Obama should be thanking the unions mercuryblues Jan 2017 #13
s/b response mehrrh Jan 2017 #15
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