A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866.Throughout its notorious history, factions of the secret fraternal organization have used acts of terrorismâincluding murder, Lynching, Arson, rape, and bombingâto oppose the granting of Civil Rights to African Americans.he Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866.