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by danans 924 days ago
The Nuremberg trials happened between then and now. Germany continues to facilitate and participate in the apprehension of Nazis and their collaborators, even those who are toward the end of their lives.

You must know that, and that Germany today is among the most strident opponents of anti-Semitism because of its history, and that this permeates society, especially in board rooms, populated by people who were made to reckon with the horrors committed by the Nazis as part of their basic education. Among European countries has been very accepting of refugees from war-torn regions, even non-white refugees.

Furthermore, unlike the US, Germany has been able to keep xenophobes out of control of government (while dealing with very similar domestic xenophobic movements that the US faces).

If you have credible evidence of VW's current leadership being anti-Semitic or xenophobic, share it. Otherwise your comment is gas-lighting and deception.

1 comments

It’s funny that as a young-ish American, this is not what I thought of at all. Instead when I hear VW I think of the company that destroyed the lungs of a generation with cheating on emissions tests. I think you are probably right about what the person you replied to is insinuating though.