Good observations. Actually, I am in agreement with you, as I found no sources to support their (NNDB) statements, either. That being said, I posted this to make a point: you CAN find anything on the internet to support ANY view that you choose to take. And, since it is posted by who knows who - you can't necessarily trust it - any more than the 24 hr "news" that bombards us everyday. Personally, I drive a Ford and own Edison machines, but I couldn't care less what political views either Henry Ford or Thomas Edison had, as I do not look up to either of them as perfect human role models - everyone has flaws. Neither of them took their views to the extreme and forced them on the entire population of a country or tried to annihilate an entire ethnic group - so that may be a positive, compared to other world leaders of the time. I don't agree with those views and wouldn't support them, but Ford and Edison both contributed more positive changes than negative and I couldn't do anything to change their negatives anyway, even if they were with us now. Truth is, you can only change your own negative attit udes, but you have to be aware of them. Every one of us has some built in stereotypes and judgments, relating to ethnic groups that we are not familiar with and that is just human nature. So, whenever I hear someone refer to another as racist, anti-semitic, anti-christian, anti-muslim, anti-mormon, anti-whatever, I take it with a grain of salt - unless that person is in a position to influence others on a large scale.
> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:35:01 -0800 > From: back...@yahoo.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Little Known Facts About Edison :) > > >>>>>>>>>>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. " > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > Not meaning to start an argument, but if you Google something, anything, you > most definitely will find it. > > In the case of the he NNDB....this is a site that gives NO explanation of > it's sources. It is in many cases actually "slanted". In other words, > distorted, and or far from objective. > > That being stated, for this reason I do not believe the NNDB when they say > Edison an anti-Semite. > > Dennis > > --- On Sat, 1/26/13, Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> wrote: > > From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Little Known Facts About Edison :) > To: "phono-l@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 11:24 AM > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
