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Thomas Hansen

I deeply regret googling for Henry Ford quotes though, I had forgotten what a huge antisemite he was.

Ouch, I didn't know. If you go far enough back in time, we're probably all descendants of cruel people. I'm a Norwegian, so I sometimes apologise to British people on behalf of my ancestors (mostly like a joke to start a conversation) - However, there is some truth to it.

Anyways, when Ford started manufacturing cars, only 2% of US (or something) could afford cars. The rest would use horses and carriages I presume is the idea ...

... most of whom I guess would want faster horses. Regardless, the idea is old as dust, and didn't originate with Steve Jobs ...

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Jean-Michel πŸ•΅πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Fayard • Edited

None of us is perfect, but Henry Ford was vile on a complete different scale. He was a conspiracy theorist, owned an antisemitic newspaper, published the antisemitic book The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem which quotes I was saddened to find and which is still banned in Germany, financed Hitler, was quoted favorably by Hitler in Mein Kampf. Ford the company also contributed to the nazi war effort during WW2. In sum he was perhaps the leading antisemite in the US.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#A...

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Thomas Hansen

Wow ...!!
I had no idea ...