Einstein on the Left?

[Brother No. 1]

Comrades I've just read on history Channel shows Einstein it says that Einstein was for Socailism and left issues and the disarmtion of neclear weapons,that I know, so in your oppion is Einstein really for the left.

[Kukulofori]

Not a matter of opinion.

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/einstein/index.htm

[Brother No. 1]

wow thank you comrade for the link and the answer I salute you. yes the greatest mind in the world is for Communism.

[BIG BROTHER]

yea dude Einstein was on our side.

[Asoka89]

Not so fast if by communism you mean the USSR (i hope not)--- but he definately was for socialism.

[Revulero]

uhh no...He was a zionist

[Brother No. 1]

Einstein was only for Socialism and leftern ideals like equallality, Dimarsion of Nuclears missles, and no Racism the great ones see we Are greater then Capitalism but then again who cant see that

[Asoka89]

The placement of the Zionist movement firmly on the Right is a misnomer. When the Jews were struggling against British imperialism and racism in Europe, they had the allegiance of much of the Left. The Arab ruling classes were especially reactionary in a lot of these places--- see some of the nationalists view of Fascism and Germany.

Obviously the situation became far different after the state of Israel was actually erected, and especially after it became a bastion of US imperialism

[Revulero]

einstein was indeed a socialist but the meaning and goals of zionism have always remained the same

[Revy]

Einstein was not a Zionist. (http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles4/Petersen_Einstein.htm)


"My awareness of the essential nature of Judaism resists the idea of a Jewish state with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power, no matter how modest. I am afraid of the inner damage Judaism will sustain -- especially from the development of a narrow nationalism within our own ranks, against which we have already had to fight strongly, even without a Jewish state"

[bruce]

Albert Einstein
The most precious things in life are note those one gets for money.

What about this? Just from a quick search, I have no idea the context

[ZeroNowhere]

What about this? Just from a quick search, I have no idea the context
What about it?

[gorillafuck]

Einstein was a leftist, I believe.

[deLarge]

Einstein wrote a short paper entitled "Why Socialism?". You can find it on teh google.