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Originally Posted by TheEnemy
Yes Henry Ford was racist, but at that time racism was the norm and "accepted", it doesn't make it right, but understanding that fact puts it into perspective, times change.
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Racism is quite a generalist definition, which can extend to some racist jokes to hate speech and even engagement in violent acts. Henry Ford openly supported a genocide. His sucess as a businessman is unquestionable, but his engagement into anti-Semitism was frightening. He sponsored an openly anti-Semitic newspaper and even some editions of the Protocol of the Elders of Zion...