Comments on: The Atlantic gets Einstein wrong, twice

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:46:48 +0000

Witty: “In 1948, Einstein was a Zionist, supportive of the existence of the state, in declaring the presence of the state as “the fulfillment of OUR dreams”.

Here’s Einstein’s April 10, 1948 letter declining to support the Irgun and Stern Gang
and saying such terrorism carries with it the death of Israel sometime in the future:
link to deiryassin.org

By: VR

VR — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:22:58 +0000

“You can call my conclusions, parrot-like, but they are evidenced by equally compelling quotes and actions.”

The purpose of “honest” representation is not to produce a contradictory tautology void of context Witty. That is what you “specialize” in, and you do it rather poorly, my recommendation to people is to look at the above link I provided and see the dead end you come to with your spurious argument – if you could call it an argument, it is more like this with your feigned expertise on all subjects –

LETS HAVE AN “ARGUMENT”

By: Chaos4700

Chaos4700 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:01 +0000

Why am I suddenly reminded of Gilda Rhadner’s hilarious comedy sketch where her character is a pretentious Soviet bloc gymnast?

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:51:45 +0000

And yea, what do you expect from Witty. He’s like a kid who hasn’t done his homework.

Most of his posts are just rhetorical acrobatics.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:50:04 +0000

Proof, Witty. Cite it to support your argument.

By: Chaos4700

Chaos4700 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:45:14 +0000

Well, I remember how badly you f*cked up when you tried to drag a physics metaphor into your flimsy rhetoric, Witty, I guess none of us should be surprised you’re going to paint coke bottle glasses and buck teeth on Einstein’s memory too. I guess, in a way, it’s symmetrical.

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:41:00 +0000

VR,
You can call my conclusions, parrot-like, but they are evidenced by equally compelling quotes and actions.

Einstein did not renounce his support for the Israeli state between 1948 and his death. He continued to fundraise, to express appreciation of the state’s accomplishments publicly, to serve on Israeli boards. He did dissent, as his right, and a NORM in Israel.

He also condemned Arab hostility expressed militarily and in the form of snipering of kibbutzim, periodic larger organized assault.

Its important to represent the man, not misrepresent.

He supported the state, but emphasized the society. If he had his druthers, it would be unnecessary to have a state, NOT that he would willingly suicide in the face of hatred.

By: Nevada Ned

Nevada Ned — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Einstein was more of a leftist than most people realize. He got into some political trouble and was red-baited in the McCarthy era, and only avoided suffering consequences because he was a widely admired celebrity.

By: Chaos4700

Chaos4700 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:08 +0000

Why do you hate facts, Witty? Why do you hate truth? Or is it the historical record you despise? Do we really need to dig up actual evidence, like that letter railing against Zionist activities in Israel that has his signature on it, among other prominent Jews?

By: VR

VR — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:37:32 +0000

In order to not reinvent the wheel, I would invite you to read this discussion between Witty and I on a previous post (Nov 6th), see where Witty ended up with his spurious argument in regard to Einstein and note how he misrepresents him. All one has to do is shine a light on the facts - plus who wants to waste their time with a disingenuous person who like a parrot keeps repeating the same dribble when he was previously bested? OLD SPURIOUS ARGUMENTS ARE NOT LIKE WINE THAT GETS BETTER WITH AGE, THEY STINK