Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S. science today ...Yes, Einstein was a Jew who opposed the Nazi, but his politics were nothing to admire. He was a Communist fellow traveler. UPI reportedEinstein was one of the first public critics of the Nazi regime, which he never ceased to criticize. Today his powerful stance may appear natural and uncontroversial. It was different then. ...
What would Einstein tell Trump today? Einstein would urge Trump to strive for high morality in his actions, as the scientist so eloquently presented in a 1950 letter to a minister in Brooklyn, N.Y.:
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.
In one of the final entries in the file, the FBI noted, 'Extensive investigation in U.S. reflected Einstein affiliated or his name extensively associated with literally hundreds of pro-Communist groups.He frequently criticized the USA government, while refusing to criticize the Soviet Union.'No evidence of CP membership was developed,' it added.
The FBI file described Einstein as a 'pacifist' and a 'liberal thinker' affiliated in some way with more than 30 'Communist-front' organizations.
'He has opposed militarism and universal military training in the United States and has espoused world government,' the file said.
If Einstein told Trump anything it would be:
ReplyDelete"AAHHH! Mein Gott!! I'm dead, how the hell am I even here talking to you....umm who are you anyway?"
I am so over and done with pointless 'If your aunt were a man He'd be your uncle' conversations. They are ridiculous, go nowhere, resolve nothing, and bring new meaning to the concept of futility.
Correct response.
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