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Originally Posted by a_Username
My claim was backed by a credible source. So your argument is again a conspiracy theory? That the government is trying to protect its interests in Chrysler/GM by ruining Toyota's reputation by using the mainstream media? Have you forgotten that it was the mainstream media that even granted Toyota its reputation for quality and safety?
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"Credible source" is someone "named" FOOL, who may have foolishly paraphrased and wrongly interpreted a Bloomberg OP-ed piece? Have you read the entire Bloomberg piece, referenced? Op-Ed pieces are, again,
OPINION...not "factual", necessarily.
"Conspiracy theory"? Not hardly...but your
ASSUMPTION a former NHTSA employee(s) working for Toyota
ONLY for their 'influence" potential
IS a
CONSPIRACY THEORY...well done!
"Mainstream Media"? Toyota's reputation was honed and polished by Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, and Automobile magazines, with a healthy dose of Consumer Reports thrown in. In fact, Consumer Reports published an "apology", 2 years ago, for "assuming incorrectly" the new Camry would be "outstanding" even before they drove one, simply "based on their previous unsullied reputation" (I'm paraphrasing, but they DID retract...). Last time I checked, these publications are "specialty", NOT "mainstream"... Editorial content of "mainstream" is partially dependant on those from "specialty" sources (as references) actually being "impartial" and therefore "knowledgeable". Unfortunately,
NO "media" ever is "impartial"...including this one...
The "facts" are, we do
NOT have "all the facts", yet, to properly judge what is or isn't/was or wasn't done, by whom, and when. And, until we all do, this is another "Salem witch-hunt"...quick to judgement, with incomplete and inaccurate "facts" and "conclusions"...
NHTSA is the "guardian". I strongly suspect there is more "wrong" with the "process" than we currently "know"... And suggesting that ex-NHTSA employees have nothing to offer anyone else 'cept "influence" creates a certain "air" for all manner of conspiracies, right???
NO conspiracy on my part or, necessarily, on NHTSA's part...just a byproduct of a very complex issue covering very complex commodities. This issue (Toyota) unfortunately currently has a too-potent dose of "reactionary rhetoric" propogated by less-than-objective observers...
That's
NOT a "conspiracy", that's a
FACT! 