Talk:Henry Ford
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Was Henry Ford really an anti-Semite? sounds dubious. Flippin 12:23, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
- Ford was very much an anti-Semite. He used his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, to publish a series of articles together known as "The International Jew", where he argued there was a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. He did later go on to apologize for it, though.--Steve 13:10, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
- Actually, the title was "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem."
- And the apology sparked a comic popular song of the 1920s, "Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me," in which a pair of Yiddish-accented comics exchange quips about being so thrilled they're going to trade their Chevrolet for a Ford, etc. I don't have the lyrics here, but it's on a CD collection entitled From Avenue A to the Great White Way, just in case you find it hard to believe... Dpbsmith 15:11, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
Henry Ford anti-semitism
Calling Henry Ford an anti-semite insinuates that he advocated depriving Jews of their civil rights. Ford was very critical of Jews but was very careful to inform people not to harm Jews. Ford never supported the Nazis or any group that called for violence against Jews. This Henry Ford article needs a lot of work.
The above comment was made by clearview at 14:39 PST, June 19, 2007 (I am new and learning).
- I agree with the above. Henry Ford never wrote anything antisemitic and he only gets a bad reputation from socialists who don't want him to be popular because he makes capitalism look good. This man was one of America's greatest heroes and doesn't deserve to be associated with Nazis who were socialists after all, the exact opposite of capitalists. This information is just propaganda, probably copied from Wikipedia. We should remove, I don't know why people are reverting me. --CraigF 23:06, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
- First, you were reverted because you were making a huge revision to the article without discussing it on the talk page. Second, back up your claims with independent references, then propose changes to the existing text, rather than wholesale deletion. --SharonW 23:13, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
- Anyone can accuse someone of antisemitism, it doesn't mean we have to repeat those slanders. Most of what I removed was sourced to a book called "Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate" it is obviously anti capitalist propaganda. Everything that is sourced to this book is a problem and if those statements were removed it would be fine, but that would leave a section which basically says "Some people accused Ford of antisemitism, but they were wrong." I don't think we should mention it. --CraigF 23:40, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
- First, you were reverted because you were making a huge revision to the article without discussing it on the talk page. Second, back up your claims with independent references, then propose changes to the existing text, rather than wholesale deletion. --SharonW 23:13, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
new material
I added a lot of new material which I previously had posted on Citizendium and Wikipedia. RJJensen 07:30, 28 September 2008 (EDT)