Is Henry Ford, a paranoid Anti-Semite, the right icon for anti-banking protest?

«...more importantly, Henry Ford is a strange choice as guru for a movement that prides itself on tolerance and inclusion.

Today's protesters seem to be unaware of the context in which the great automotive innovator discussed finance. Much of Ford's propaganda about banking was unabashedly anti-Semitic and so scurrilous that he was ultimately forced to retract it. In Ford's writings, his attacks on banking were indistinguishable from his attacks on Jews.

As Occupy Wall Street settles back in, the protesters might wish to reconsider whether they should be invoking the authority of a notorious bigot. Inclusion is an admirable motive, but including everyone has its limits.»

Henry Ford, Occupy Wall Street
Henry Ford: The Wrong Guru for Occupy Wall Street - Total Return - WSJ

http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2011/11/15/the-wrong-guru-for-occupy-wall-street/

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