• canajac@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    The company that lied to its customers about fuel immissions and did it for years is going to screw us again with this. Fawk VW and its Nazi engineering!

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      3 days ago

      While I don’t care for VW, I think it is a bit much to call them Nazi. That world has been watered down way to much already and should be used when it makes sense. VW can be a shitty company without being Nazi.

      • MouldyCat@feddit.uk
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        3 days ago

        it’s somewhat overdramatic to call VW of today a Nazi company, but not completely baseless.

        They originated as the people’s car - it’s what Volkswagen literally means. The original beetle was the result of the Nazi government’s requirement for a German-built car that was accessible to the people i.e. white, German people.

      • ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 days ago

        It was founded by the German Labor Front, a literal Nazi organization, in 1937. Now, it’s been a long time since WWII, and I’m sure their corporate culture has changed significantly, but calling them a Nazi company is accurate. More accurate to say they’re a company with Nazi roots, to be sure.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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          3 days ago

          Being historically tied to Nazis doesn’t mean much in 2025

          By that logic Germany is fully Nazis and should be avoided at all costs