Volkswagen macht frei

[vetran]

hmm -oops

Volkswagen boss apologises for evoking Nazi Auschwitz slogan 'work sets you free' when discussing the company's profits

• Herbert Diess made the gaffe at a conference in Wolfsburg on Tuesday
• He had been discussing Volkswagen's profits when he said 'Ebit macht frei'
• His phrase had sounded much like the Nazi death camp slogan 'Arbeit macht frei'
• VW's history is rooted in Adolf Hitler's backing of the 'people's car' in the 1930s

VW boss apologises for evoking Nazi Auschwitz slogan 'work sets you free' when discussing profits | Daily Mail Online

[scooterscot]

yeah - opps

[Old Greg]

yeah - opps

That's unfair. Hardly any of his relatives were Nazi war criminals.

[Mordac]

That's unfair. Hardly any of his relatives were Nazi war criminals.

That's assuming we know who his relatives were...

[scooterscot]

[TheGreenBastard]

yeah - opps

Young lad in fancy dress at a party, vs. sober Nazi organisation.

[GJABS]

That's assuming we know who his relatives were...

Harsh

[Old Greg]

Young lad in fancy dress at a party, vs. sober Nazi organisation.

You can't call the royal family a Nazi organisation. Sure they made some mistakes, but the Queen Mum won the bloody war!

[scooterscot]

You can't call the royal family a Nazi organisation. Sure they made some mistakes, but the Queen Mum won the bloody war!

I'm sure the 20 million Russians who lost their lives helping her *win* that conflict would have something to say about that statement.

[Old Greg]

I'm sure the 20 million Russians who lost their lives helping her *win* that conflict would have something to say about that statement.

They couldn't have done it if she hadn't visited the East End. No thanks to your fellow travellers. Scottish nationalists tried to forge Nazi alliance | UK news | The Guardian