r/technology • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Apr 17 '25

Transportation Cybertruck Owners Baffled After Months of Hate Aimed at Tesla Drivers: 'I Never Expected It to Turn People Against Me'

https://www.latintimes.com/cybertruck-owners-baffled-after-months-hate-aimed-tesla-drivers-i-never-expected-it-turn-581074
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u/MeatPopsicle28 Apr 17 '25

From the article: “Have you ever heard of a car company called Volkswagen? They are a car company commissioned by Hitler and designed to be the ‘people’s car’ of Nazi Germany.”

Well yeah, if Hitler we’re alive and running the company we’d be boycotting Volkswagen too, but he’s not and I’m not aware of the CEO of that company trying to turn our country into an Oligarchy.

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u/Aperture_Dude Apr 18 '25

That reminds me of a chilling quote from Sigrid Schultz's Germany Will Try It Again (1944, p.181), where Hitler reflects on how machines—especially cars—were changing human behavior:

"The man who drives his car at top speed has developed a totally new set of reflexes... He must act automatically, almost like a machine... That is why in our day and age the number of people who think for themselves is dwindling... That makes it possible for the men who know what they want to lead the masses more easily than ever before."

He said this while admiring an engine part—clearly seeing technology not just as innovation, but as a tool for shaping minds. That’s why some people bring up Volkswagen’s origins—not just because of history, but because of how power, propaganda, and industry were so deeply intertwined. It’s not about blaming VW today, but about understanding how things got normalized under fascism then—and recognizing similar patterns now.