I wrote this to post in a thread elsewhere on the board. I decided not to post it because maybe it was too heavy for the conversation, and because I honestly don't want to offend anyone.
I do not "look down" on those who choose to spend their money with the companies mentioned below. I can see the reasons some would do so. Is what I wrote below inappropriate? Does anyone else feel the way I do?
M&M's not for me!
I realize in this world of multi national corporations, many things can happen with companies that are not terribly wise and do not reflect well on the company. And certainly American car companies have made their share of mistakes with their resposibilities.
There is a lot of things that companies do that go unknown or unnoticed, so support goes to the wrong places sometimes because of lack of info.
But two companies I know about, that I will not spend my money with if I can help it are Mitsubishi and Mercedes. I know the bodies are cold, and maybe we should forgive, which I have.
However forgiveness and support are two different things.
Mitsubishi built a damn fine Aircraft in 1941 that is responsible for many lost American lives, and the burning of thousands of tons of American Steel. That Aircraft was known as the Japanese "Zero."
Mercedes? Well, Mr. Benz may have been a devil. He actually used Jewish Slave Labor during WWII to build his cars, trucks, and Airplane engines. That is dirty pool man. Directly profiting from the suffering of others.
I try to avoid products and companies whose past is awash with innocent blood, for whatever reason. Many of us on here pride ourselves for driving domestic for many different reasons. My intention is not to offend anyone, though some will be. I just want to make it cold and soberly clear why some of us choose domestic.
When I see a nice mercedes tearing down the road, I think, that is a very nice piece of machinery. But then I think...but Mercedes got to a place to be able to build such a machine through atrocity.
When I see an Evo being touted, I think what a fine job Mitsu did in building a low priced high performing car, but then that shouldn't suprise me considering they built the Zero out of wood, which sent many well built, and more expensive, American planes into the sea.
I just can't seperate the modern products from the companies' pasts.
I do not "look down" on those who choose to spend their money with the companies mentioned below. I can see the reasons some would do so. Is what I wrote below inappropriate? Does anyone else feel the way I do?
M&M's not for me!
I realize in this world of multi national corporations, many things can happen with companies that are not terribly wise and do not reflect well on the company. And certainly American car companies have made their share of mistakes with their resposibilities.
There is a lot of things that companies do that go unknown or unnoticed, so support goes to the wrong places sometimes because of lack of info.
But two companies I know about, that I will not spend my money with if I can help it are Mitsubishi and Mercedes. I know the bodies are cold, and maybe we should forgive, which I have.
However forgiveness and support are two different things.
Mitsubishi built a damn fine Aircraft in 1941 that is responsible for many lost American lives, and the burning of thousands of tons of American Steel. That Aircraft was known as the Japanese "Zero."
Mercedes? Well, Mr. Benz may have been a devil. He actually used Jewish Slave Labor during WWII to build his cars, trucks, and Airplane engines. That is dirty pool man. Directly profiting from the suffering of others.
I try to avoid products and companies whose past is awash with innocent blood, for whatever reason. Many of us on here pride ourselves for driving domestic for many different reasons. My intention is not to offend anyone, though some will be. I just want to make it cold and soberly clear why some of us choose domestic.
When I see a nice mercedes tearing down the road, I think, that is a very nice piece of machinery. But then I think...but Mercedes got to a place to be able to build such a machine through atrocity.
When I see an Evo being touted, I think what a fine job Mitsu did in building a low priced high performing car, but then that shouldn't suprise me considering they built the Zero out of wood, which sent many well built, and more expensive, American planes into the sea.
I just can't seperate the modern products from the companies' pasts.
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for you.
