Ford and Musk. They Made Cars. They Backed Fascists.
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Each age’s premier industrialist has had appalling politics.

Summary

Parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk illustrate their transformative roles in automaking alongside troubling political affiliations.

Ford’s antisemitism and support for Nazi Germany mirror Musk’s current opposition to unions and endorsement of Germany’s far-right AfD party, which is linked to neo-Nazism.

Musk’s intervention in Germany’s election and promotion of far-right figures on X echoes Ford’s use of media to propagate hate.

Both industrialists are criticized for their social and political impact beyond their industries, with Musk’s actions raising alarm about democracy and labor rights.

  • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I don’t think I’m moving the goalposts, but I was being facetious. Ford was an incredible engineer and musk is probably a pretty good engineer. It looks to me like BYD is the market leader.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Tesla is first in market.

      Any other stat will be including plug in hybrids which are still ICE vehicles.

      BYD almost surpassed them this year, but didn’t. They probably will next year.