chapotraphouse

I did NOT know how deep it all went

I knew about the honorific they gifted him, and of the antisemitism, I did not know it went that far

Jesus

also, this is some PEAK liberal writing

While Ford was extremely anti-Semitic, at the same time he was very anti-war (and of course blamed Jews for World War I, not surprising given his propensity for blaming Jews for many things). So Ford didn’t like Nazi militarism.

Not enough to turn down this award, but still, he wasn’t close on a political level with the Nazis, and is quoted as saying in the New York Times at the time of the award: “My acceptance of a medal from the German people does not, as some people seem to think, involve any sympathy on my part with Nazism. Those who have known me for many years realize that anything that breeds hate is repulsive to me”.

Yeah, I accepted a medal presented to me by the Nazi party, that was created by the Nazi party, which is the literal highest honor they can give me, but that doesn't mean I AM a Nazi