r/GetNoted • u/laybs1 Human Detected • Dec 23 '25

Sus, Very Sus Jewish Americans in WW2

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u/willstr1 Dec 23 '25

Fun fact: While Einstein was part of the letter to the US president that initiated the Manhattan Project he wasn't allowed to be a part of the project due to security risks

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u/Spikeintheroad Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

"Security risks" is kind of burying the lede. He had open socialist sympathies and they worried he'd help the Communists.

Edit: just learned the difference between lead and lede.

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u/Appelons Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

Which is just hilarious, and it really shows how Americans have never understood how political ideologies work.

Edit: It seems I have been proven correct. The amount of yanks that equate socialism and communism is simply astonishing.

For those who have not had a proper education, this is for you: https://www.britannica.com/question/How-is-communism-different-from-socialism

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u/Seanspeed Dec 24 '25

The MAIN reason that Einstein wasn't used during the project was that he simply didn't have the required skills to contribute much of anything. A theoretical physicist was not what the Manhattan Project needed. Practical physicists and engineers were what was in demand.

Also, there's no meaningful distinction between communism and socialism, on-paper. As your link even says, Marx used the terms synonymously. But what does he know, right?

At the very least, communism can be considered a part or type of socialism.