Henry Ford: Ignorant Anarchist - US History - Part 4 - Extra History

Step into 1913 at the Highland Park Ford Plant as Henry Ford unravels. He was a pioneer who forever changed the automobile industry with his innovations and $5 minimum wage that vaulted millions into the middle class. Yet as he grew older his controversial beliefs would echo throughout history. Considering himself an expert in business, politics, society, and war. He began to force his beliefs on those around him. Undermining and undercutting business partners and shareholders.

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[DragoniteSpam]

those who don't learn their history are doomed to repeat it, and those who do are doomed to watch other people repeating it...

[rikuvakevainen]

Very controversial about Ford calling past history ficures meaningless, while at the same time his favorite Model-T was becoming more and more outdated. People wanted new cars with more luxury and his car did not offer that luxury.

And ironically he also became more and more outdated.

[acuothacuoth]

I love how EH doesn't potray the people they talk about as heros but as people

[trevinbeattie]

Kind of eerie how Ford’s veering off into controversial issues seems to be repeating in some of our modern entrepreneurs.

[danielsantiagourtado]

8:46 Great to see that Clara knew when to put her foot down even with all her saintly patience.

You guys are the best! Every week i look forward to your amazing content and this has certainly show that those who don't learn their history are doomed to repeat it.

Keep up the amazing work!

[TheGhostlyVoid]

It is deeply frustrating watching the financers being needed to hold back Ford's worst impulses, while also decrying improved wages, lower prices and increased production.

[jesseberg]

Speaking of "Fordism", in _Brave New World_ author Aldous Huxley sets the new calendar in his world entirely rebuilt around industrialism and consumerism to, "...in the year of Our Ford..." so-and-so. That is to say, a new calendar whose year zero began when "out Ford" built his first Model T.

[herrflammen]

It’s crazy how much the “great business leaders of America” were actually huge jerks

[bulbs_]

Ford clearly did a major oopsie doopsie

[ryandaverayla]

This is why life-long education is necessary. You can't afford to be misinformed. How pathetic for Henry Ford to be so rich and yet so misinformed. Why did he not even bother to learn? He could have the best education money can buy given his status.

[Gwaihir]

Now talk about how henry ford was the poster child for anti unionism.

[nelsonchereta]

He resented the investors who contributed nothing but money. - For a giant of industry and self-made millionaire he didn't seem to grasp the concept of capitalism or of capital investment.

[davidblair]

Ford’s petty demolition of his employee’s work in the opening reminds me a lot of Elon Musk. To quote a New Yorker profile of him, “Elon Musk desperately wants to save the world—so long as he is the one to do it.”

[randomethics]

"Never underestimate the will of just one man" crazy how ever action sets off a unforeseen after effect.

[dishevelleddev]

I'm glad y'all are presenting the darker aspects of Ford's past. As a kid, I learned he was a national hero who "invented the assembly line and the 40-hour work week." I did later learn how those parts were technically incorrect, but also that there is so, so much more to him that should NOT be celebrated. We can't, in good conscience, teach one aspect without the other.

[billyjoe]

Just came over from Nebula to say this has been one of the best series you’ve ever made, truly a moving conclusion! Thank you

[Pobert]

that lawsuit was substantial in its own right. One of the stipulations was that Ford would not be allowed to increase the wage of his employees because "money invested in his workers was stolen from the shareholders, " and is cited as one of the reasons why wage stagnation is such a problem in ununionized workers.

It was decided by a judge that the shareholders can sue if workers get too many benefits from the company

[Leofwine]

Ironically, Henry Ford himself is now history – and therefore, in his own words, “bunk”.
To know the basics of history is to know the basics of what to avoid when shaping the future.

[MichaelSmith-ijut]

I'm really enjoying this series on Elon Musk

[HamIsDelicious]

misspelling "ignorant" in the title is hilarious