Google: "was Thomas Edison anti semitic"http://www.nndb.com/people/333/000022267/ "Like his friend Henry Ford, Edison was virulently anti-Semitic and blamed Jews for all of the world's major problems. " This quote is according to the above website, which is a bio of TAE. It certainly isn't surprising, since Jews were not popular at that time (or now for that matter) in the US and the rest of the world - not just Germany. That's why a boat full of Jewish emigrants escaping from Nazi Germany and the holocaust of WWII were turned away by the US and other countries, even though it cost them their lives to return. Just saying....
> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:33:51 -0500 > From: chris...@cox.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Little Known Facts About Edison :) > > If you google "edison antisemite" you will come across an astonishing > and lengthy screed about how the Jews created Hollywood so they could > peddle filth and undermine Christian morals. It begins with the > struggle of Jews to wrest filmmaking away from the Edison Trust, and > strays into communism, socialism, Disney, unions, Unamerican Activities, > and Howard Hughes. I didn't follow any of the other google links, > having reeled away from the computer after reading that paranoid dump > from which it is impossible to sift any kernels of truth. > > But to get back to some useful information about Edison, he didn't > invent the light bulb. He did make it practical in many ways, from > developing a thin carbon filament with high electrical resistance to > devising all the other elements of a complete electrical system: > generators, wiring, conduits, switches and cutouts, means of measuring > electricity consumed, etc. He was an astonishing businessman. > > The most money he made came not from the light bulb, the phonograph, or > telegraphy -- it came from his alkaline batteries, which made electric > cars practicable. > > He dabbled in cement and designed houses and furniture molded out of cement. > > His last project was to synthesize rubber (from goldenrod) -- not a > great success. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
