I have not yet read the post, but this trend of striking people off for their mistakes gets on my nerves. The morning I was reading an article on NYT comparing

I have not yet read the post, but this trend of striking people off for their mistakes gets on my nerves. The morning I was reading an article on NYT comparing Einstein's remarks from his visits to Asian countries, which are rather racist, and his standing with the black in the American racial conflict. Tge possibility that he discovered the falsehood of his previous thoughts, if we take them as racist ones, and changed his ideas and stance is completely ignored. We make mistakes, sometimes we learn better.