Socialist Progressives
Related: About this forum10 Surprising People Who Advocated Socialism
Mark Twain
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Francis Bellamy, Author Of The Pledge Of Allegiance
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Albert Einstein, Physicist
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Helen Keller, Author And Activist
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George Orwell
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Nelson Mandela, Resistance Fighter And Politician
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Martin Luther King Jr., Activist And Pastor
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daleanime
(17,796 posts)blm
(113,801 posts)Sick of the demonization.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Project Gutenberg Presents
The Iron Heel
by Jack London
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1164
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)by his support for the Imperial War of 1914-1918, and by his racism.
rpannier
(24,568 posts)Last edited Mon May 4, 2015, 12:50 AM - Edit history (1)
I also remember for my literature classes that he was a racist as well
babylonsister
(171,579 posts)I remember my dad loving him.
rpannier
(24,568 posts)He had rather low opinions of Japanese, Chinese and especially Koreans
I've seen in several articles where he was a social Darwinist as well
He was an excellent author. I like his novels.
It doesn't make his contributions any less significant - his essays/articles on the conditions of London are must reads to understand just how bad things were. And they did spur people in the US to action against similar conditions in the US
So, like most people, he was a mixed bag. His racism was part of him
babylonsister
(171,579 posts)I never got it, but attributed it to his growing up in NY, though my mom never was AFAIK.
But he's a dichotomy; a liberal who hated Obama, now loves him. We shall see. He adored Hillary b/c of Bill.
We haven't talked about Bernie yet; Dad just turned 87.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)We're back down to 10 then. Thanks!
rpannier
(24,568 posts)He had rather low opinions of Japanese, Chinese and especially Koreans
I've seen in several articles where he was a social Darwinist as well
He was an excellent author. I like his novels.
It doesn't make his contributions any less significant - his essays/articles on the conditions of London are must reads to understand just how bad things were. And they did spur people in the US to action against similar conditions in the US
So, like most people, he was a mixed bag. His racism was part of him
addition:
No one we look to is ever perfect.
I've seen articles where LBJ was a bit of a racist and Robert Byrd was a Klansman at one point
People are often complicated and finding the proverbial 'Knight in Shining Armor' is difficult, nay impossible
London's essays, articles and most of his novels are excellent and important works.
But, he was also a racist. I have seen nothing that said he was a violent Klansman or attacked Asians physically
But I've heard that he did support preventing people from Japan, China, Korea, etc from coming to the US
On edit. I don't think he deserves the same recognition asthe 10 you posted
But his contributions were important
chknltl
(10,558 posts)That is my personal definition of democracy, I believe that's what our 'Founding Fathers' were shooting for too. I confess to not being well read when it comes to history or how the various government types work but to me, my definition of democracy IS socialism.
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)Shouldn't forget him.
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