Apparently Ford was on board with Hitler's views as well. But I shouldn't say that too loud, they will get canceled. America can't afford another American business to go under.
Yeah, supposedly Henry Ford had some pretty interesting views on a lot of things, and also allegedly one of his cousins got involved in his business and developed the first parts that they guaranteed would wear down and need replaced...can't verify that, because it was in some obscure documentary that I don't remember the name of, but yeah...them Fords...
History is a spicy pineapple.Yeah, supposedly Henry Ford had some pretty interesting views on a lot of things, and also allegedly one of his cousins got involved in his business and developed the first parts that they guaranteed would wear down and need replaced...can't verify that, because it was in some obscure documentary that I don't remember the name of, but yeah...them Fords...
Agreed, one of my favourite subjectsHistory is a spicy pineapple.
I am glad you can learn about it and not get offended. We need more of that. Human history has some very dark periods but that history got us to where we are and today's mess will lead to the future. Gotta not focus on the bad, just learn from it.
Well, I am a Brit. We ruled most of the world at one point and lost pretty much all of it, so can't be too offended by history when that's your Kingdom's legacy
Well, I am a Brit. We ruled most of the world at one point and lost pretty much all of it, so can't be too offended by history when that's your Kingdom's legacy
I love reading up on history, particularly WWI and WWII and all of the lesser known stories that came from it (like the Russian Night Witches, an all-female regiment who would fly in under cover of night, shut their engines off to cover their approach and bomb the Germans. The Germans likened the sound of shreiking metal of the planes to witches, hence the nickname. Or the Smoking Snakes, three Brazillian soldiers who got separated from their unit and, rather than surrendering when the Germans surrounded them, fought bravely to their deaths. The Germans buried them as heroes (they included a gravemarker that said Drai Brasilianische Helden [Three Brazilian Heroes]), the only known instances of this happening. Or Witold Pilecki, a Polish soldier who got himself imprisioned in Auschwitz on purpose so he could report the conditions back to Polish government...except that while he was in Auschwitz the government was overthrown and forced into exile, and when he escaped the government that replaced them found him to be a traitor and executed him. His story was buried until after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the fall of communism, allowing his report to be told and he was posthumously cleared of treason and given a heroes honour. Or Leslie Allen, an Australian soldier implanted into a US combat unit who risked his life 11 times to save US troops injured in combat, receiving the US Silver Star. So many other awesome stories from both sides of the war that I love to read about). I also love reading up on more obscure things like Swedish history and the story of Carolus Rex, or the more obscure details of Napoleon's advancements, and so on. History is awesome.
Never too late to learn! History books are always on the cheaper side, because no one seems to want to read those, and the internet has boundless resources to read, as well. Just awesome some of the things that have happened in history. Humanity can be both amazing and disgustingly terrifying if you read enough into history.
This is true. I do want to start a book collection before the nutjobs start burning them.
Save the history, for sure. Books are too important to let slip away to stupidity.This is true. I do want to start a book collection before the nutjobs start burning them.
He can sing, he can rap, he can draw, he's amazing at all things science, he can program...just...stop! Some people get all the good genes...
He sure is, does all sorts of projects with just about anyone that asks, gives freely of his time and STILL has time to pump out things like the Hamilton Polka on a whim.
