Kevin/ Democratic Party

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Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

Kelly, really, your input is almost never necessary.

Apparently, it is.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

You obviously know nothing about 'the man' himself.

Wrong. I did quite an essay on him in college (one of a limited amount of choices, really. I think my professor relished the idea of people finding out how much of an ass Ford was). Being from Michigan, I admired the man UNTIL I found out about "the man" himself.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

He took in scabs because he realized that the strike in question would have crippled his corporation and the last thing the Depression needed was yet another failed corporation with national influence.

Sugarcoat it in altruism if you like but it was an act of simple self-interest. The government doesn't let major coporations go under if they can help it. They would have (and actually DID to a degree) bailed him out if it would have come to that.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

Secondly, Rome learned the hard way never to trust a seemingly complacent mob. At River Rouge, Ford merely paid attention to the lessons taught in history. You might do well to do the same.

Controlling civil unrest is the function of the police and, if necessary, the state militia ... NOT hired thugs.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

'Whole paper?' Try a book, and one which was quoted often by Hitler himself.

Yeah, I know. I brought up the paper because that had the most longevity of the two.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

I've quoted from it myself. As for being an anti-semite, well, I've been called one too and I don't bother to contest it. Question Israel, and you'll be labelled an Anti-Semite too. I couldn't possibly care less about his personal opinions of other races and nationalities.

Why am I not surprised? Being the benevolent soul you paint him to be, I would have thought that any form of bigotry would have tarnished your image of him.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

He was loyal to America to the point where he produced the highest quality planes with standards set by Charles Lindbergh during World War 2 even with the knowledge they would be used against a nation which he openly supported, at least ideaologically.

I applaud the concessions he had to make in order to stay in business in a country that built and supported his business. It must have been rough for him. By the way, take a look at this link and show me where you see Ford being a "big wheel" in aeronautics manufacturing. If anything, they may have been a player in developing the tri-motors for the B-24's .... not really THAT much of impact as your trying to imply.

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