During the Second World War, Benz is known to have exploited more than 30,000 forced workers and prisoners of war, some of whom would eventually strike, and be sent to concentration camps. This working force soon became essential to the production capacity of the company after 1941, and was a key to the construction of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe and war machine. Is just becuase their shiny?
2007-04-19 02:33:09 · 10 answers · asked by JBaylus20 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well, I would say you can forgive for what they did, but don't forget, cause we don't want that to happen again ever.
And I don't think people at Mercedes Benz today have anything to do with what happened years ago. The government at this time surely obliged them to do so....
2007-04-19 02:43:52 · answer #1 · answered by danyfra1008 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good old Henry Ford was a Super Nazi, supporting Hitler, even after the USA officially declared War.
(There are countless examples to go on)
General Motors had its German Division, Opel, making overtime to build trucks and cars for the Nazi's
Countless Companies in the USA got rich, exploiting slavery in the 19hundreds
Maybe, you should stop buying Made in China, because it is a Communist Country, with a brutal Leadership and lots of Civilian killings under their belt?
Or Made In Vietnam?
Or Made in Japan?
Or Made in USA?
2007-04-19 02:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i understand ur want to boycott but those peopel who exploited these workers are no longer there. this company should not be exploited based on what the fore fathers did. shoudl all white people be persecuted for once owning slaves? time changes, people forgive and forget.
2007-04-19 02:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by spadezgurl22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is like blaming todays southerners for causing the civil war!
2007-04-19 02:43:45 · answer #4 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was 66 years ago . I am sure those forced laborers are all deceased by now. Have a chill pill.
2007-04-19 02:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by chris m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should we be punished for the sins of our forefathers? Massacre of the indigenous Americans, slavery? Come on, that was generations ago!
2007-04-19 02:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No where near as bad as the crimes on POW's that were in the east. That was then, this is now.
2007-04-19 02:39:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That was a long time ago, dude. Get over it.
2007-04-19 02:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by svetlana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you seem to have forgotten what all the jap companies did also !! most people that love those cars conveniently do the same !! what do you drive ? /
2007-04-19 02:38:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask all the rappers and hip hop dudes
They love their Bendz-o
2007-04-19 02:35:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋