Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:03:50 -0500 Message-ID: <5990A296.40B5@ix.netcom.com> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:03:50 -0700 From: The Starmaker Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: sci.physics,comp.os.linux.advocacy,sci.physics.relativity,rec.arts.sf.written,alt.astronomy Subject: Re: " the complete enslavement of the individual " -- Albert Einstein. References: <598C989F.148A@ix.netcom.com> <598CA9F0.77EB@ix.netcom.com> <598D15F1.6A50@ix.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 170813-0, 08/13/2017), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Lines: 46 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 108.219.229.47 X-Trace: sv3-fmrxVG3IEnUnTubiasMFQxDN0fdTjrOaWfyVxKxoo5B2MIf+AiBdTG6DwvwBs91EznFCEjp2d6dkYiU!Qa8fjhioHWNHtCLIEVKm//7pROCVBVT+ab2ZuyAJrO9qwz54ufDWzzsuOzujQ0hoQqhzWF13oJip!Nlhv2aSO6jA= X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3102 Xref: csiph.com sci.physics:645745 comp.os.linux.advocacy:428396 sci.physics.relativity:428547 rec.arts.sf.written:476886 alt.astronomy:292704 Jeff-Relf.Me, @. wrote: > > Wikipedia says: << > > Einstein was in favour of socialism and in opposition to capitalism, > as illustrated by the following quote: > > " I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, > namely through the establishment of a socialist economy "... >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein > > But the quote is from: > > " Why Socialism ? ", by Albert Einstein, May 1949 > https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ > Where Einstein BOTH STARTS AND ENDS WITH: Why Socialism ? > > A bit further, at the very end, Einstein _ASKS_: << > > A planned economy, as such, may be accompanied by > the complete enslavement of the individual... > How can [a] COUNTERWEIGHT to the power of bureaucracy be assured ? > > Clarity about the aims and PROBLEMS of socialism is > of greatest significance in our age of transition. >> > > Captialism is the COUNTERWEIGHT ( to the power of bureaucracy ). > Without capitalism, you have no real say, no _real_ vote. > One dollar, One vote; No dollars, No _real_ votes. > > Communist slaves in China have two choices: > > 1. Work for the state, with state housing. Or: > 2. Work for the state, in a "ReEducation camp" ( jail ). > > With luck, this won't change; otherwise, I couldn't afford their stuff. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/why-women-had-better-sex-under-socialism.html Einstein just like socialist chicks...cause they are easy. Einstein didn't like Captialist chicks because....they charge too much money.