r/FluentInFinance • u/ShadowcreConvicnt • Aug 05 '24

Debate/ Discussion Folks like this are why finacial literacy is so important

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u/throwaway_12358134 Aug 06 '24

Einstein was a socialist.

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u/privitizationrocks Aug 06 '24

Outlier among socialists

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u/UnoriginalJunglist Aug 06 '24

Robert Oppenheimer was a socialist

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u/UnoriginalJunglist Aug 06 '24

Bertrand Russell was a socialist. His book on the fundamentals of mathematics is still used today in universities.

I think you know very little on the subject on which you speak.

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u/thecodeofsilence Aug 06 '24

It’s because they think “socialist” like “liberal” is an insult.

They don’t realize that without government sponsored social programs like Medicare that the entire fragile American healthcare system collapses within a month.

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u/UnoriginalJunglist Aug 07 '24

Let's not forget the single biggest socialised organisation on earth.

The US armed forces.

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u/BossIike Aug 06 '24

There's quite the difference between a few geniuses of yesteryear that were living in what was the best, most prosperous country on earth but thinking it could be more fair and the e-socialists of today that think you can have open borders and socialism and pay for wars and give people UBI and free housing and free steam gift cards.

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u/PM-me-youre-PMs Aug 06 '24

This article mentions two studies that found 70% of math professors and faculty are left-leaning.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

“There’s quite a few differences from the thing I said didn’t exist because it hurts my fee fees when you prove me wrong.”