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"America’s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Black Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop Car Manufacturing."
I'm reading this on "Jalopnik" - which is free to anyone with Internet access. There is a really long piece with comments included. Bottom line is, employees at Ford Motor Company think the Ford Explorer is way too intimidating and a sign of oppression. Therefore, Ford shouldn't sell it to the Police.
I wonder now, what would be a suitable replacement, and I do hope members here can suggest something better. My vote goes to the Fiat 500, unless the legendary Yugo is revived - keep dreaming, mgforshort.
Then again, a moped ? Mountain bikes would be a good choice, just don't tell the home invaders that the closest station is 10 miles from your house.
In a perfect world the officers gun should be replaced with slingshots or baseball bats.
We live in interesting times. Comments, please.
Interesting times, all right. You're being VERY diplomatic in saying that. If I said what I truly feel about the "current times", I'd most likely be banned from this website!
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Yea while they're making a great union wage with great health insurance. Getting sick of this BS enough is enough where was all this when the last democrat president was in office.
Talking about wanting to bite the hand that feeds you........
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Originally Posted by Bamaman1
Those that think that Ford shouldn't sell Explorers for special use need to get a life.
Find something else in their worthless lives to obsess on.
Don't worry, they seem to find PLENTY to whine about......
"America’s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Black Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop Car Manufacturing."
I'm reading this on "Jalopnik" - which is free to anyone with Internet access. There is a really long piece with comments included. Bottom line is, employees at Ford Motor Company think the Ford Explorer is way too intimidating and a sign of oppression. Therefore, Ford shouldn't sell it to the Police.
I wonder now, what would be a suitable replacement, and I do hope members here can suggest something better. My vote goes to the Fiat 500, unless the legendary Yugo is revived - keep dreaming, mgforshort.
Then again, a moped ? Mountain bikes would be a good choice, just don't tell the home invaders that the closest station is 10 miles from your house.
In a perfect world the officers gun should be replaced with slingshots or baseball bats.
We live in interesting times. Comments, please.
Well of 190,000 Ford Employees, a grand total of 100 questioned Ford over this.
Just as a note, this was the lead story on USA Today's Money Section. Folks wonder why the media is held with such distain!
Well of 190,000 Ford Employees, a grand total of 100 questioned Ford over this.
Just as a note, this was the lead story on USA Today's Money Section. Folks wonder why the media is held with such distain!
Man if Henry Ford was alive today those 100 workers would be escorted to the other side of the factory fence and told not to come back.
You have to wonder if the line workers they work with would like to beat them with wrenches. Look we are making good money, good benefits so **** and get back to work!
This isn’t a Ford issue, it’s a Police department issue. Leave Ford out of this. We need first responder vehicles in America. If the Police department misuses it to hurt people the blame is sorely on them and their mismanagement.
Ford has no control over what customers do with their vehicles after purchasing them, and has every right to combat racism head on while making police vehicles. The existence of a police car is not racist. It’s the political alignment of departments with right wing fanatics that is an issue.
Man if Henry Ford was alive today those 100 workers would be escorted to the other side of the factory fence and told not to come back.
You have to wonder if the line workers they work with would like to beat them with wrenches. Look we are making good money, good benefits so **** and get back to work!
Politics has no place in the work place. If these employees are so disgusted by Ford manufacturing and making police vehicles, they need to quit and go to work for a company that welcome political activists like Nike. If those same folks addressed Nike use of child labor or their unscrupulous business practices, I'm sure even there they would be escorted to the door!
This isn’t a Ford issue, Ford has no control over what customers do with their vehicles after purchasing them,
YES THEY DO...............just like Budweiser is responsible for what the general public does with their products, after it's in the public's hands................
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Originally Posted by GreggT
Politics has no place in the work place. If these employees are so disgusted by Ford manufacturing and making police vehicles, they need to quit and go to work for a company that welcome political activists like Nike. If those same folks addressed Nike use of child labor or their unscrupulous business practices, I'm sure even there they would be escorted to the door!
Sure would!! These "activists" need a SERIOUS lesson in reality.
Those that think that Ford shouldn't sell Explorers for special use need to get a life.
Find something else in their worthless lives to obsess on.
Thats the problem these people have no lives, nothing real in their own relationships and daily lives to focus on. So they search for anything to fill the void of their existence.
"America’s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Black Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop Car Manufacturing."
I'm reading this on "Jalopnik" - which is free to anyone with Internet access. There is a really long piece with comments included. Bottom line is, employees at Ford Motor Company think the Ford Explorer is way too intimidating and a sign of oppression. Therefore, Ford shouldn't sell it to the Police.
I wonder now, what would be a suitable replacement, and I do hope members here can suggest something better. My vote goes to the Fiat 500, unless the legendary Yugo is revived - keep dreaming, mgforshort.
Then again, a moped ? Mountain bikes would be a good choice, just don't tell the home invaders that the closest station is 10 miles from your house.
In a perfect world the officers gun should be replaced with slingshots or baseball bats.
We live in interesting times. Comments, please.
We need to rename the Explorer as it's certainly a racist term. 1) Spanish Explorers decimated the native American population during the founding of our country, certainly racist. 2) English Explorers brought their tobacco corporations to the new world and brought slavery with them, also racist.
May I suggest that the Ford Explorer be forever known now as the Ford X.
Also, the Ford Fiesta is racist towards Mexicans.
The Ford Expedition is racist to Hispanics because Dora the Explorer is on an expedition right now.
The Ford Mustang is racist as we stole them from native Americans.
The Ford Escort is racist against prostitutes. Especially ones of color.
The Ford Taurus is racist because we slaughter bulls and they have feelings too.
I can go on and on and on....
In fact, automakers just need to name their cars... Meh. Ford Meh, built Ford Meh Tough.
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