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Swede

(33,245 posts) Sat May 28, 2022, 06:14 PM May 2022

Be sure to read the comments.

You were not taught in school about Einstein's political views for a reason, same goes for Helen
Keller, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Picasso, and many more.

The following have been mostly erased from history classes as well Eugene Debs, W. E. B. Du Bois,
and Fred Hampton.

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You were not taught in school about Einstein's political views for a reason, [View all] Swede May 2022 OP

This needs a deep dive. 👀 underpants May 2022 #1

Yup. 2naSalit May 2022 #2

History is sanitized for their protection. davsand May 2022 #3

every culture sanitizes history nt msongs May 2022 #4

And Einstein was a secular humanist. no_hypocrisy May 2022 #5

Exactly this. ManiacJoe May 2022 #10

well dweller May 2022 #7

Eugene Debs might have been a bit more obvious IronLionZion May 2022 #9

I was Tree-Hugger May 2022 #11

I'm not Catholic slightlv May 2022 #16

I've always known about Debs Warpy May 2022 #12

Eugene Debs was (is) one of my heroes. keldridge May 2022 #13

Here's the real problem. SoCal Roomba May 2022 #14

I grew up in rural Missouri,1993 xmas74 May 2022 #15

I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag. Francis Bellamy. JanMichael May 2022 #17

Actually... druidity33 May 2022 #18