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> More than 3,000 mainstream biologists were dismissed or imprisoned, and numerous scientists were executed in the Soviet campaign to suppress scientific oppone
by baxtr 1y ago
> More than 3,000 mainstream biologists were dismissed or imprisoned, and numerous scientists were executed in the Soviet campaign to suppress scientific opponents.
Scientists were executed… ok wow
- cowcity 1y ago[flagged]
- jamiek88 1y agoWhat? Wow. There’s a bot for every crackpot now eh?
- H8crilA 1y agoLow quality bots are the most jarring.
- piombisallow 1y ago"Same in the West" lmao, when were scientists executed in the West? The 1500s?
- bdamm 1y agoWho controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.
- Der_Einzige 1y agoOf course HN has tankies.
- TiredOfLife 1y agoAnd lots of them
- pavel_lishin 1y ago> scientists were surely executed in various contexts (same in the West) Name one.
- cowcity 1y agoJulius Rosenburg is an obvious one. The Nazis executed gobs of scientists. And I'm certain I could find other examples if needed, but that is off the top of my head.
- pavel_lishin 1y ago> Julius Rosenburg is an obvious one. Who was executed for being a spy, not for holding unorthodox scientific beliefs.
- cowcity 1y ago[dead]
- qcnguy 1y agoThe National Socialists were socialists so that undermines not reinforces your point: - they implemented communist policies like mass nationalization schemes with some of the resulting "companies" being amongst the largest organizations in the world - they wanted to fully nationalize the entire economy after the war - they passed large amounts of left wing legislation - they, obviously, called themselves socialists constantly. Hitler said "I am a fanatical socialist". - they openly hated capitalism. A big part of their hate for Jews was that they associated Judaism with international capital. Same reason Marx was an anti-semite.
- ponector 1y agoGiordano Bruno
- AnthonyMouse 1y agoHow about one that doesn't predate capitalism?