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German biscuit heiress under fire for defending Nazi forced labor
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Published: 14.05.19, 16:02
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1. Treated well? Sure...
Steven Gilbert ,   Teaneck   (05.14.19)
if you call baking their Jews along with the biscuits good tr
eatment
2. " The workers were treated well "
CAPTAIN SARCASTIC ,   SAFED CYNIC HOUSE   (05.14.19)
Yes they were treated well,they were paid / fed one biscuit a day.
3. THIS TAKES THE BISCUIT !
CAPTAIN SARCASTIC ,   SAFED CYNIC HOUSE   (05.14.19)
4. CONFUCIUS SAYS :
CONFUCIUS ,   SAFED CHINA   (05.14.19)
' a still tongue makes a wise head .'
5. The Watson family made a fortune off IBM sales in Germany
David ,   Hartford USA   (05.14.19)
before and during the war. Let's face it, in some families, money IS everything, nothing else matters. If you disagree with this young lady, boycott their cookies.
6. ONLY A JEW-HATER WOULD SAY
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (05.14.19)
Only a true antisemite would proudly declare " we treated them so well ." Such a statement speaks volumes about ms Bahlsens true sentiments .
7. Verena Bahlsen
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (05.14.19)
To be fair, Verena Bahlsen was not around seventy -five plus years ago ,in the time of the war ,so she has limited personal responsibility for the then use of forced labour, she is not to blame for what happened then.She is in an awkward position, she can not be seen to condone the use of forced labour and she is trying to paint a rosier picture, which is understandable to a degree. The company has paid some money to a special foundation ,so it appears to be trying to make amends. Still , theis past episode does not reflect well on many german businesse which employed forced labour.
8. sllave laborours are by definition slaves
C   (05.14.19)
slaves are deprived of freedom and invariably mistreated.

this woman bahlsen is obviously a malignant narcissist and egocentric.
she should be ignored.
9. If their products suck, then by all means : call them out as
(05.15.19)
"antisemites", 'Nazis", swine& all, but if the cookies taste good......?
Just keep on driving these BMW, Mercs, Volkswagens :-)
10. Should be sued and give her company to the victims families
K ,   US   (05.15.19)
It is mind-boggling to me how all these German companies who profited heavily from the Holocaust and the forced labour are still allowed to exist
11. Verena Bahlsen
Imelda Rivera ,   Sierra Madre   (05.15.19)
This homely cow with the self-satisfied smirk on her lumpy face looks like she indulges in a significant amount of her companies butter biscuits on a too frequent basis.

A boycott should be enacted immediately.

Anyone who buys from her company is helping to support this malignant overstuffed troll.
12. I buy zionist biscuits: JAFFA CAKES
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (05.15.19)
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