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Re:Volkswagen Chief Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions... by floor__ on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @05:42PM (#10268442)
As bad as it is to screw the environment.. I am still shocked by all the out rage coming from countries. Its like everyone forgot GM knowingly left faulty parts that were killing people for 10 years. This entire thing seems so political.
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Re:Volkswagen Chief Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions... by yohui on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @05:56PM (#10268529)
The difference is that from start to finish VW's aim was deception, while GM "only" failed to fix a problem after it was brought to their attention. Plus, pollution does kill, just not as directly as faulty parts.
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Re:Volkswagen Chief Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions... by InclinedPlane on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @06:34PM (#10268711)
Diesel pollution is deadly. And it seems that more people at a higher level are complicit in this scandal than in the GM one.

Besides which, what does it matter how bad GM was? This scandal stands on its own.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

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Re:Volkswagen Chief Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions... by floor__ on Thursday September 24, 2015 @01:39AM (#10270021)
Yeah that is kinda my point. I am upset that GM wasn't held to this standard of accountability or any other car company for that matter. I agree with you that this one is as bad or worse.
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