Coffee Talk: I Should Have Had a V-8

[thedddd]

^ Leadership at Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz right now.

 

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The guy behind:

"Axe The Tax"
"Build The Homes"
"Fix The Budget"
"Stop The Crime"

tweeted the following (yes it is real)

 

[forty_three]

Car history nerd alert

The original beetle, the KdFWagen, was a scam dreamed up by Hitler to promise a car, highways, jobs and even a vacation time share at Prora on the sea. The idea was, German citizens were promised the KdF (Strength Through Joy) scheme as long as they volunteered to to buy savings stamps, and once you had enough you got your car. Essentially giving up salary to the war effort without them realizing that is what they were doing. Hitler then built factories to make weapons and vehicles under the guise of building the cars, and highways to move military gear under the guise as a place to drive your car. Not one car was ever delivered to anyone outside the party. Only like 55 were ever built. The Prora facility had enough space to hold 400k people, and not one person ever went there without being under duress. Refugees of bombed cities and members of the Luftwaffe stayed there.

Once the munitions factory got bombed by allies, a British Commander found a car in the rubble and it was offered to British Leyland and some American car companies to make, and were declined. Then it was decided they would rebuild the factory and produce the car with the company being turned over to the new West German government. James May did a pretty great episode of Cars of the People on it.

Hitler apparently much preferred Mercedes cars.


Not completely the same as Trumplestiltskin. I would much rather have a dumb Nazi in charge than a smart one. The raft of shit Hitler sold the people *almost* worked. And had the Allied bombing been slightly more effective, the VW bug would have never existed. All Trump is selling people are NFTs, Bitcoin and gold spray painted shoes. Enriching himself rather than stockpiling a war chest.

/Car history nerd alert

 

[mattola]

Not completely the same as Trumplestiltskin. I would much rather have a dumb Nazi in charge than a smart one. The raft of shit Hitler sold the people *almost* worked. And had the Allied bombing been slightly more effective, the VW bug would have never existed. All Trump is selling people are NFTs, Bitcoin and gold spray painted shoes. Enriching himself rather than stockpiling a war chest.

that we know of? Because his military is already built Thanks to his hero Adolf. What really is to stop him from following suit?

 

[mattola]

Saw this today



The first thing that came to mind was what Tolkien wrote about Dragon Sickness. In J.R.R. Tolkien's works, "dragon-sickness," also known as "gold sickness" or "gold fever," is a metaphorical ailment that causes an obsessive love of treasure, particularly that hoarded by dragons, leading to greedy, illogical, and even violent behavior. I believe fully this is what they experience.

Can you imagine how they would be revered for turning their communities into a paradise for the people. How adored they would be? They do not want that. They want to control and stand above all. I often wonder if that was their goal from the start of their ventures for when Bezos started in a trailer? or when Musk was given his wealth from his family? or Trump his? Musk and Trump is more understandable when you are giving everything (born on third base thinking you hit a triple analogy < credit @puckhead ) and since they have never known struggle to earn they want the power and control more.

 

[mattola]

Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days

The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.

The little-known 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, gives the president tremendous authority to target and remove undocumented immigrants, though legal experts have argued it would face an uphill battle in court.

The primary target remains Tren de Aragua (TDA), a Venezuelan organized crime group that is now operating in the United States and other countries.

Can you imagine the bloodshed that is going to occur when Trumps untrained SS go to take on Organized Crime? His SS will eventually win but holy shit what a cost it will be.

 

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[jstewismybastardson]

HAH ... the money money money woman makes an appearance lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days







Can you imagine the bloodshed that is going to occur when Trumps untrained SS go to take on Organized Crime? His SS will eventually win but holy shit what a cost it will be.

hopefully this woman will be part of that deportation lol ... she tried to circumvent the system but the punishment/treatment she has faced ... if true ... is over the top

 

[mattola]

hopefully this woman will be part of that deportation lol ... she tried to circumvent the system but the punishment/treatment she has faced ... if true ... is over the top

she is very pretty. I wonder what the other detained women look like? Trump and Musk Island coming soon?

the inhumane conditions are alarming enough but the treatment is beyond what I thought they would do. mind you they did lock kids in cages the first time . im worried for my wifes conference in april in the USA

 

[forty_three]

that we know of? Because his military is already built Thanks to his hero Adolf. What really is to stop him from following suit?

That's one place where Trump learned from mistakes of his idol. No need to build a super powerful military in secret when you can just appoint a like-minded lackey to take over a huge one that is already built.

 

[forty_three]

Saw this today

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The first thing that came to mind was what Tolkien wrote about Dragon Sickness. In J.R.R. Tolkien's works, "dragon-sickness," also known as "gold sickness" or "gold fever," is a metaphorical ailment that causes an obsessive love of treasure, particularly that hoarded by dragons, leading to greedy, illogical, and even violent behavior. I believe fully this is what they experience.

Can you imagine how they would be revered for turning their communities into a paradise for the people. How adored they would be? They do not want that. They want to control and stand above all. I often wonder if that was their goal from the start of their ventures for when Bezos started in a trailer? or when Musk was given his wealth from his family? or Trump his? Musk and Trump is more understandable when you are giving everything (born on third base thinking you hit a triple analogy < credit @puckhead ) and since they have never known struggle to earn they want the power and control more.

I saw yesterday that Elmo's net worth went down by something like 100b and he is STILL the richest person on earth. He could be remembered by history as the guy who eradicated hunger, or homelessness globally and not really miss the money.

Instead he chooses to make exploding rockets, wants to put computer chips in people's brains and caters to edgelord memers.

"I could change the world for the better, but I'd rather a bunch of incels think I'm funny" is not a worldview I can even remotely comprehend. Never mind any of the "make people suffer for fun" stuff.

 

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[mattola]

I saw yesterday that Elmo's net worth went down by something like 100b and he is STILL the richest person on earth.

thats maybe public info, but what about what he would be making without anyone knowing. I will bet he comes out of this a Trillionaire.

 

[mattola]

That's one place where Trump learned from mistakes of his idol. No need to build a super powerful military in secret when you can just appoint a like-minded lackey to take over a huge one that is already built.

wait. Are we talking Trump or Putin.. This one can go either way

 

[forty_three]

thats maybe public info, but what about what he would be making without anyone knowing. I will bet he comes out of this a Trillionaire.

^Probably his only goal in life.

I could see him dragged into the streets by a mob before getting there, though. Fat lot of good that money will do him then.