The Ford Barn

Forker · 03-25-2013, 02:40 PM

Henry Ford’s greatness in the pioneering of modern manufacturing and as a great industrialist are unquestionable.

Although he did have a dark side; he published and widely distributed his brand of anti-Semitism via the Dearborn Independent. All Ford dealers were required to offer his paper in their showrooms.

Henry Ford holds the dubious honor of being the only American Adolf Hitler thought enough of to mention in his book Mein Kampf. Hitler adored Ford because Henry was maybe the best known open anti-Semite’s in the world at the time. Hitler said he regarded Ford as his "inspiration," explaining his reason for keeping Ford's life-size portrait next to his desk.
In a letter written in 1924, Heinrich Himmler described Ford as "one of our most valuable, important, and witty fighters." Ford was held up as a shining example by most influential Nazis and Ford's anti-sematic writings were widely re-published by Nazi German and distributed widely.

In 1927 Ford recanted his anti-sematic articles stating they weren't written by him and weren't reviewed by him before being published under his name. He said he was appalled at some of what was written in his name, some say it was an enlightening and others say it had more to do with lawsuits being brought against him and Ford’s slumping sales figures?

It should be noted that Ford never advocated violance towards anyone in his writings and to his credit he was one of the first to hire women and handicapped works.

03-25-2013, 02:40 PM	#21
Forker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 150	Re: Stories about Henry Ford Henry Ford’s greatness in the pioneering of modern manufacturing and as a great industrialist are unquestionable. Although he did have a dark side; he published and widely distributed his brand of anti-Semitism via the Dearborn Independent. All Ford dealers were required to offer his paper in their showrooms. Henry Ford holds the dubious honor of being the only American Adolf Hitler thought enough of to mention in his book Mein Kampf. Hitler adored Ford because Henry was maybe the best known open anti-Semite’s in the world at the time. Hitler said he regarded Ford as his "inspiration," explaining his reason for keeping Ford's life-size portrait next to his desk. In a letter written in 1924, Heinrich Himmler described Ford as "one of our most valuable, important, and witty fighters." Ford was held up as a shining example by most influential Nazis and Ford's anti-sematic writings were widely re-published by Nazi German and distributed widely. In 1927 Ford recanted his anti-sematic articles stating they weren't written by him and weren't reviewed by him before being published under his name. He said he was appalled at some of what was written in his name, some say it was an enlightening and others say it had more to do with lawsuits being brought against him and Ford’s slumping sales figures? It should be noted that Ford never advocated violance towards anyone in his writings and to his credit he was one of the first to hire women and handicapped works.