Einstein's diaries prove he was a racist

[Puupi]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44472277
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ing-xenophobia

Quite interesting as he was publicly condemning racism and this is what he wrote in his diaries. Not that I'm surprised by it at all.

[Underverse]

It's hard to say whether he's making judgements on culture or race. Obviously, only one of those is racism.

In any case, he was like many others a product of the times.

[toastmoast]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44472277
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ing-xenophobia

Quite interesting as he was publicly condemning racism and this is what he wrote in his diaries. Not that I'm surprised by it at all.

You'd be amazed at the number of historical figures who were racist. Karl Marx for example frequently used the N-word, so much for cultural marxism....

[Grimfrost]

Who the hell cares? The guy was a genius and did so much for the world.

[Underverse]

You'd be amazed at the number of historical figures who were racist. Karl Marx for example frequently used the N-word, so much for cultural marxism....

Well, that word wasn't condemned like it is today. It was simply a description.

[Puupi]

You'd be amazed at the number of historical figures who were racist. Karl Marx for example frequently used the N-word, so much for cultural marxism....

I wouldn't be amazed, because I think everyone who says they aren't racist are liars or ignorant of their own prejudices.

It's just a question of how much of a racist are you.

[Sky High]

Ooohkay? And? Not justifying what he wrote but seems too late to get upset over it.

[Puupi]

You'd be amazed at the number of historical figures who were racist. Karl Marx for example frequently used the N-word, so much for cultural marxism....

"The N-word" wasn't derogatory in many languages for a very long time. It wasn't derogatory anywhere in the world during the days of Marx.

[Underverse]

I wouldn't be amazed, because I think everyone who says they aren't racist are liars or ignorant of their own prejudices.

It's just a question of how much of a racist are you.

It depends on how you're defining racism. It's pretty easy to generalize behaviors to culture instead of race. And more accurate too.

But, in some ways I agree. It's very difficult to avoid seeing patterns in behavior and connecting that to physical traits. Though I would say that acting on these discerned patterns is different from simply beholding them.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44472277
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ing-xenophobia

Quite interesting as he was publicly condemning racism and this is what he wrote in his diaries. Not that I'm surprised by it at all.

you would be surprised how many of the worlds brightest scientific and creative minds held seriously troubling racial views.

was it a product of the times ? maybe who knows.

[Underverse]

Ooohkay? And? Not justifying what he wrote but seems too late to get upset over it.

I just hope this doesn't get co-opted by the alt-right to justify their racism.

'See! Einstein also hated other races! And he was like, rly smart!'

I can see it now...

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you would be surprised how many of the worlds brightest scientific and creative minds held seriously troubling racial views.

was it a product of the times ? maybe who knows.

Oooooooohhhh boy

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Ooohkay? And? Not justifying what he wrote but seems too late to get upset over it.

Einstein was a racist! better throw out general relativity then! ad hominime and all that haha

[Doctor Amadeus]

Wow Gutted!

My hero just died.

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I just hope this doesn't get co-opted by the alt-right to justify their racism.

'See! Einstein also hated other races! And he was like, rly smart!'

I can see it now...

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Oooooooohhhh boy

what it is true.

Einstein, newton, Socrates, Plato, Darwin all said some seriously racist things by today's standards in there works.

and lets not start on H.P Lovecraft and some of the creative types thats a whole mess of wako views.

here's a book on plato and his racist views in the republic

http://politics.virginia.edu/georgek...09/racism2.pdf

[Deleted]

he judged people's cultures, as we all should

[Kujako]

No, his diaries SUGGEST he was racist. If we're gonna talk Einstein we should use prove correctly.

[Deleted]

Wow Gutted!

My hero just died.

also plato

http://politics.virginia.edu/georgek...09/racism2.pdf

[Underverse]

what it is true.

Einstein, newton, Socrates, Plato, Darwin all said some seriously racist things by today's standards in there works.

and lets not start on H.P Lovecraft and some of the creative types thats a whole mess of wako views.

Yeah anything coming before 1950 is highly suspect.

Asks contemporary scientists and philosophers about their ideas on race.

[durrtygoodz]

"Only people with low IQ are racists" - The Enlightened Leftist

[Underverse]

"Only people with low IQ are racists" - The Enlightened Leftist

"People who are racist tend to have lower IQs" - actual science, and also Left-wing ideas not taken out of context.