Indeed, this is an utterly irrational grudge.

If, by the way, I could afford a BMW or a Mercedes I’d purchase one (most likely an SLR 722, manual transmission, the only thing I drive).

It doesn’t seem logical or just to boycott good products—music included; Wagner is bound to come up—simply because they are German, were originated by Hitler, or were favored by him. Contemporary Germans—automakers and designers included—did not kill Jews. The majority of Germans did not kill Jews.

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