Least We Not Forget
Greg wrote in
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Lew Hodgett said:
Greg G. wrote:
"New from Mitsubishi, the company that brought you Pearl Harbor"
Having dealt with consumer electronics over the years, I was amazed at
the widespread acceptance of the Mitsubishi product name in American
households. They began market penetration with the moniker M.G.A.,
but later switched to their real name - yeah, the same company that
built suicide bomber aero-planes.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Yep.
Names like Krupp, Mercedes, BASF mean anything?
Of course.
All were part of the German war machine.
Hitler was a patron of Bush's grandfather.
All are important suppliers in today's global economy.
Our friends and allies of 60 years ago are not necessarily the same as
those today.
Of course, I said I was amazed at _others_ acceptance, not peeved
personally. Some Americans tend to hold quite a grudge...
Heck, I still meet a Southerner or two that resents the North for the
Civil War... :-o
Greg G.
Ya' mean the War of Northern Agression? ;-)
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