Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
27 Jun 2023 Acquired Porsche (with Doug DeMuro)
“I think if it were not for this refounding that we'll talk about in a minute, it would not exist today.”
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Everything needed to verify it.
- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 27 Jun 2023
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Porsche (with Doug DeMuro)
Transcript context
…All the German brands. Most of them used Jewish labor in their factories at that time. Obviously, very different people run the businesses now, so you just put it out of your mind. Generations have gone by, also less so on the Porsche side of things, more so on the Volkswagen side of things, as we'll see with the history here. There is a pretty incredible refounding of Volkswagen after the war. I think if it were not for this refounding that we'll talk about in a minute, it would not exist today. It's just wild, freaking Adolf Hitler founded Volkswagen. It's crazy. The Beetle, this people's car—Doug, you might know this—did it go on to become the most popular car ever in the entire world?…
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