"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/25/2013 at 09:08 • Filed to: historylopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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The Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben, a planned town centered around the village of Fallersleben, was constructed to be the home of the new Volkswagen factory. The facility was dedicated by Adolf Hitler on July 1, 1938. Here, in Fallersleben, the iconic Beetle was born. After the war, the city was renamed Wolfsburg on May 25, 1945, and is now the home to Volkswagen AG. Beetle production continued at Fallersleben/Wolfsburg through 1978.
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Tom McParland
> ttyymmnn
11/25/2013 at 09:11 |
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So ironic that an iconic car and brand associated with the peace and love movement was born from a fascism and destruction movement.
duurtlang
> Tom McParland
11/25/2013 at 09:24 |
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A fascist movement, yes, but the car was merely a tool to provide cheap transportation for average citizens. Which is praiseworthy in itself I'd argue. I do get the irony though.
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Tom McParland
> duurtlang
11/25/2013 at 09:33 |
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I don't dispute that the creation of VW and the autobahn was some of the (few) positive outcomes of that regime.
Stef Schrader
> Tom McParland
11/25/2013 at 09:40 |
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I need a Beetle with flowers all over.
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Stef Schrader
> Tom McParland
11/25/2013 at 10:12 |
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I need a Beetle with flowers all over.
synchromesh1
> ttyymmnn
11/25/2013 at 14:06 |
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Imho the old owners were just as awful as the new owners. Which is why I don't buy VW or any other German crapwagens.
Just Cars for Joe Bryant
> Tom McParland
11/25/2013 at 15:24 |
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If you take away the evil, psychotic, homicidal, genocidal, racist and general assholishness of Hitler. He was actually a good leader he put Germany back to work by various programs, like the autobahn and the KdF-Wagen. He was a real people guy, the problem was of course you had better not complain, and you sure as hell better be an Aryan.
wkiernan
> ttyymmnn
11/25/2013 at 19:00 |
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Maybe it's just a German cultural thing, but those Nazis really went overboard with their huge boring logos every damn where. You'd think the German people would have got sick of seeing all those dumb swastikas plastered all over everything in sight. Well, I suppose they probably did, but by the time that happened you could probably land in a world of shit by even murmuring a word in criticism of the ruling junta's beloved symbol. Tacky, tacky, tacky! Also look at how they embarrassed themselves over modern fine art, or as they termed it, entartete Kunst.