Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Ugly Past
This family business is admitting that its two owners cooperated with the Nazis and used slave labor during World War II. It is donating $11 million to charities in reparation. One could ask why its members did not know of the complicity long ago. The explanation is that the two miscreants never spoke about their involvement. It was only after the family hired a historian to examine the issue independently did they learn the truth. It is hard on their reputation, especially since they control well known food brands and are subject to boycott for past transgressions. It was a good public relations for the firm to admit publicly of the collaboration and to condemn it. Even though the war ended decades ago, its impacts are still felt.
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