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There’s also a Seventh Reason. He [Einstein] was a Socialist.; Carl Davidson (KD); Facebook; November 23, 2017.
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Carl Davidson (KD): “THERE’S ALSO A SEVENTH REASON. HE WAS A SOCIALIST. And he considered anti-racism and anti-lynching a key part of it, and it got him on J Edgar Hoover’s Shit List. But the most dynamic thing to consider in this story is the role of ‘daydreaming’ in the young. That it all started on a Thanksgiving day is beside the point. Enjoy the read, not that long …”
It’s true Albert Einstein (AE) was a socialist, so why did he hook up with the U.S. instead of the USSR? What does being a socialist have to do with being “anti-racism and anti-lynching?” Though even one lynching is one too many, lynchings were already rare by the time AE got involved in 1946.
AE also wasn’t always right, even in his own field. For example, he didn’t believe in an expanding universe and nuclear power. A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article entitled “Atom Energy Hope is Spiked By Einstein” (12/29/1934) quoted AE as saying, “There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear energy] will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.” In both cases, AE ultimately changed his mind.
Both Zionists and anti-Zionists claim AE as one of their own. According to the History Channel, “In 1952, Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, asked his friend Albert Einstein (‘the greatest Jew alive,’ Weizmann said) if he would be willing to lead the young nation. Though the Israelis assured him that ‘complete facility and freedom to pursue your great scientific work would be afforded by a government and people who are fully conscious of the supreme significance of your labors,’ Einstein turned down the offer. Einstein was, however, very sympathetic to Israel. In 1947 he expressed his belief in Zionism as well as the importance of ‘friendly and fruitful’ cooperation between Jews and Arabs. Despite his dedication to political issues, Einstein worried that he lacked the interpersonal skills to be a world leader. Still, Einstein added, ‘my relationship to the Jewish people has become my strongest human bond, ever since I became fully aware of our precarious situation among the nations of the world,’ and he was ‘deeply moved’ by Weizmann’s offer.” In contrast, KD’s followers who commented on his post clearly believe AE was an anti-Zionist.
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