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Renegade_Kautsky
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|  Subject: Why Socialism?  Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:12 pm | |
| Here's an interesting essay by Albert Einstein...
http://www.monthlyreview.org/598einst.htm
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mattabesta
ZEK in siberian gulag
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:23 am | |
| | could you summ it up and tell us the main contex becouse i don't have the time to read that |
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Renegade_Kautsky
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:06 am | |
| | mattabesta wrote: | | could you summ it up and tell us the main contex becouse i don't have the time to read that |
I was just posting this for Kenzu. The quote Oligarch gave pretty much sums it up.
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Anarchist.Dagger
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Location : Land of the free, but not me
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:55 pm | |
| I had no idea that Einstein had socialist tendencies. Good for him (and for us i suppose). But it's not very surprising, if only for the fact that Einstein is an astute man; anyone with half a brain can see the detriments that capitalism creates.
Anyway, thanks for posting that essay comrade. It was very interesting.
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mattabesta
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:56 pm | |
| | NoJustice.NoPeace wrote: | I had no idea that Einstein had socialist tendencies. Good for him (and for us i suppose). But it's not very surprising, if only for the fact that Einstein is an astute man; anyone with half a brain can see the detriments that capitalism creates.
Anyway, thanks for posting that essay comrade. It was very interesting. |
why dose evryone think of einstein as a geius in evrything???
if iq is avluation of general knowlegd then you should ask stepen hawking on his political opinion. |
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Diogritor
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Joined : 12 Jan 2008
Posts : 722
Location : USA USA USA
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:39 am | |
| | mattabesta wrote: | | NoJustice.NoPeace wrote: | I had no idea that Einstein had socialist tendencies. Good for him (and for us i suppose). But it's not very surprising, if only for the fact that Einstein is an astute man; anyone with half a brain can see the detriments that capitalism creates.
Anyway, thanks for posting that essay comrade. It was very interesting. |
why dose evryone think of einstein as a geius in evrything???
if iq is avluation of general knowlegd then you should ask stepen hawking on his political opinion. |
he also sucked at school. I think his IQ is grosly over estimated. By todays standards he might have actually been under the line. |
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inkus2000
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Joined : 31 Mar 2008
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Location : I woke up this morning and I dont know where I am.
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:13 am | |
| | Quote: | | he also sucked at school. I think his IQ is grosly over estimated. By todays standards he might have actually been under the line. |
Yes he had problems with conventional modes of thought ie rote learning.
He was a genius 'because' of his ability to 'think outside the box'.
His theories are world renowned.
When you get a Nobel Prize in Physics write back.  |
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Diogritor
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Location : USA USA USA
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:25 am | |
| | inkus2000 wrote: | | Quote: | | he also sucked at school. I think his IQ is grosly over estimated. By todays standards he might have actually been under the line. |
Yes he had problems with conventional modes of thought ie rote learning.
He was a genius 'because' of his ability to 'think outside the box'.
His theories are world renowned.
When you get a Nobel Prize in Physics write back. |
But guess what, the IQ test is based on Conventional Thinking so he would have scored low, I did not say he was dumb just that that IQ estimate is way off. |
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Anarchist.Dagger
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:33 pm | |
| I never called Einstein a genius.
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Anarchist.Dagger
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:44 pm | |
| | Quote: | | But guess what, the IQ test is based on Conventional Thinking so he would have scored low, I did not say he was dumb just that that IQ estimate is way off. |
Don't have time for a full reply.
Conventionality is subjective. So you are only taking some peoples' views into account. And i don't like conformists, so I don't know why i'd judge Einstein's intelligence by their standard.
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mattabesta
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:09 am | |
| | NoJustice.NoPeace wrote: | | I never called Einstein a genius. |
no but you called him smart.
anyway socalism is partly good at eqalisng society but the goverment has too strict moral codes to "allow itself to invest and stuff like that. |
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Jeiro Sijakeuigwan
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:37 am | |
| | mattabesta wrote: | | "allow itself to invest and stuff like that. |
Like I said, money is mere paper. That's it.
Get rid of that and no more heug problems. 
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Diogritor
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Joined : 12 Jan 2008
Posts : 722
Location : USA USA USA
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:12 am | |
| oh and uhh.. quit double posing. Edit Button is there for a reason.
just a warning before Kenzu hits you with a banstick. |
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Cyprian Uljanow
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:15 am | |
| | mattabesta wrote: | | NoJustice.NoPeace wrote: | | I never called Einstein a genius. |
no but you called him smart.
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Becouse he WAS smart... unless you get No9ble prizes every Monday, than yeah you are free to think he's inferior. |
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mattabesta
ZEK in siberian gulag
Age : 997
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Posts : 2989
Location : Iceland
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:42 pm | |
| | Jeiro Sijakeuigwan wrote: | | mattabesta wrote: | | "allow itself to invest and stuff like that. |
Like I said, money is mere paper. That's it.
Get rid of that and no more heug problems. |
acctully it's cotton |
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Watermelon
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:32 pm | |
| | Quote: | | acctully it's cotton |
What  |
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mattabesta
ZEK in siberian gulag
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:09 am | |
| | Pannekoek wrote: | | Quote: | | acctully it's cotton |
What |
"paper money" is acctully cotton. |
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Anarchist.Dagger
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Location : Land of the free, but not me
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:34 am | |
| | Diogritor wrote: | oh and uhh.. quit double posing. Edit Button is there for a reason.
just a warning before Kenzu hits you with a banstick. |
Ya, i just recently found out where the edit button was.
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Diogritor
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| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:13 am | |
| | mattabesta wrote: | | Pannekoek wrote: | | Quote: | | acctully it's cotton |
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"paper money" is acctully cotton. |
yup. Cotton is washable and so is your money. |
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mattabesta
ZEK in siberian gulag
Age : 997
Joined : 23 Dec 2007
Posts : 2989
Location : Iceland
| | Subject: Re: Why Socialism? Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:55 pm | |
| | Diogritor wrote: | | mattabesta wrote: | | Pannekoek wrote: | | Quote: | | acctully it's cotton |
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"paper money" is acctully cotton. |
yup. Cotton is washable and so is your money. |
lol should I test it? |
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