• ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 hours ago

    People always say that Volkswagen got free from its Nazi roots; I say, not while Hitler wore his brain on the inside.

    You can’t hold a grudge forever though. There came a time when none of Volkwagen’s employees or officers were around during the 3rd Reich, and all of the assets dating back from that era got replaced completely, making the Volkswagen brand name the only carryover from the Hitler era.

    My Dad used to go vacationing in Southern France way back when. When he was on the beach, he would scream and shout at older Germans, calling them Nazis and telling them to go home. But he never did that with younger Germans. When we kids asked him why he only hated older Germans so much, he told us “The kids who were born after the liberation didn’t do anything. Why would I hate them?” - Made sense to us.

    • lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      It’s true - anyone born after Trumpism is over and musk and the gang are long dead will have the luxury of seeing Tesla as just another company. Given Tesla’s business fundamentals as evidenced by the last earnings report, though, i doubt it will still be a going concern.