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Summary
Parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk illustrate their transformative roles in automaking alongside troubling political affiliations.
Ford’s antisemitism and support for Nazi Germany mirror Musk’s current opposition to unions and endorsement of Germany’s far-right AfD party, which is linked to neo-Nazism.
Musk’s intervention in Germany’s election and promotion of far-right figures on X echoes Ford’s use of media to propagate hate.
Both industrialists are criticized for their social and political impact beyond their industries, with Musk’s actions raising alarm about democracy and labor rights.
The difference being that ford actually made a buttload of cars and musk bought an existing company that (in comparison) made a tiny amount of cars with so-so quality.
Telsa is beyond enormously overvalued (still) and only because idiots believe he is a genius.
He is not
He is a great comman, but a genius he is not.
Ford was at least good at what he did.