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Interesting to compare. Henry Ford's anti-semitism [0] and nazi ties (he was awarded a medal) didn't trash sales. > The Dearborn Independent, especially with
by k310 2y ago
Interesting to compare. Henry Ford's anti-semitism [0] and nazi ties (he was awarded a medal) didn't trash sales.
> The Dearborn Independent, especially with its choice to re-publish The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, became a notorious source of antisemitism for its libel against Jews. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a historic hoax document first published in Russia in 1903, expressed the conviction that a global Jewish community conspires for world domination. Each week, the front page of the newspaper, under the title “The International Jew: The World’s Problems,”
But there wasn't instant news, and The Dearborn Independent didn't have the visibility that a giant website has now.
[0]https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/snapshots/henry-ford-and-antisemitism-the-notorious-dearborn-independent/ https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/snapshots/henry-ford-...
- GuB-42 2y agoBut people who buy Ford just want to buy a car, they don't care about the person behind the name. The Model T sold well because it was an exceptionally good and affordable car. Same idea for Volkswagen, it is literally a nazi brand, but people who buy Volkswagen just buy cars, they don't identify with Hitler. On the other hand, Tesla marketing is entirely carried by Elon Musk. Is is notorious for not resorting to traditional advertisement. So of course, anything significant related to Elon Musk will affect Tesla, in one way or another.