Why does anybody even talk about George Soros?

[Politruk]

RWs on the PB occasionally mention Soros as if it were common knowledge that he is the evil genius behind this or that Dem administration. That makes no more sense than this.

 

[Politruk]

Or this.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

RWs on the PB occasionally mention Soros as if it were common knowledge that he is the evil genius behind this or that Dem administration. That makes no more sense than this.

Both the left and the right have their favorite "evil" Jews they rail against. In the case of the right, it's George Soros. In the case of the left it's Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

[Politruk]

Both the left and the right have their favorite "evil" Jews they rail against. In the case of the right, it's George Soros. In the case of the left it's Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu does evil things. It's not the same.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Netanyahu does evil things. It's not the same.

For example?

 

[Politruk]

For example?

Every single thing he's doing in Gaza. It ain't legitimate warfare.

But that's only the beginning.

 

[Politruk]

Seriously, what is Soros even suspected of?

 

[Politruk]

xxxx

 

[Rebel5soul]

There are only two reasons this thread might exist.

1. Abysmal ignorance.

2. Lying sack of shit trying to deflect. ("Ole Joe's as sharp as a tack.)

Take your pick.

 

[Politruk]

There are only two reasons this thread might exist.

1. Abysmal ignorance.

2. Lying sack of shit trying to deflect. ("Ole Joe's as sharp as a tack.)

Take your pick.

He's not, but he's sharper than Trump -- he always was. What's that got to do with Soros?

 

[Politruk]

xxx

 

[RobDownSouth]

For example?

It may surprise you to learn that many people still have issues with government-sponsored genocide.

 

[Rightguide]

When Joe Biden gave the Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton and George Soros he completely devalued the prestige of the award. He couldn't have done any worse if he had given the medal to a Mafia Don.

 

[Rightguide]

It may surprise you to learn that many people still have issues with government-sponsored genocide.

Like abortion.

 

[Politruk]

Becoming the Boogeyman:

Soros actually made modest donations to the GOP in the 1980s and 1990s, and the GOP initially considered Soros an ally because of his opposition to communist dictators.[1] Soros ceased donating to the GOP after George W. Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 based on, ahem, shall we say, faulty intelligence.[1]

George Soros has since become a well-known funder of various liberal organizations, including the Center for American Progress, MoveOn.org, and a princely $1 million donation to Media Matters. It was speculated that he gave funds to the Occupy movement in 2011; however, this was proven not the case.[9] He also funds a whole bunch of NGOs, mostly dealing with civic supervision over governments, which is something authoritarian parties (e.g. PiS,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png Fidesz,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png PSD,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png United Russiahttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png) don't like.

Soros famously bet against the British pound in 1992, causing investors to panic and earning himself $1 billion.[10] He subsequently turned around and used his infamy to begin advocating for tighter regulation of international markets. Hatred towards him from the American right began in 2007, when Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly went on a ten-minute rant about how he is an "extremist" who supposedly bought up control of the American left and has become "off the chart dangerous."[11] (Scary!) Glenn Beck concocted a conspiracy theory in which Soros secretly bankrolled communist eastern European regimes despite the fact that he actually supported anti-communist opposition parties in these states. Beck also amusingly used three giant chalkboards, a wooden pointer, various props, and literal marionette puppets to explain how Soros was behind a "shadow party" that wanted to create a "one-world government".[12] A decade later, Soros hasn't taken over, yet far-right conspiracy theorists still believe this stupid shit.

 

[Rightguide]

Becoming the Boogeyman:

Soros actually made modest donations to the GOP in the 1980s and 1990s, and the GOP initially considered Soros an ally because of his opposition to communist dictators.[1] Soros ceased donating to the GOP after George W. Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 based on, ahem, shall we say, faulty intelligence.[1]

George Soros has since become a well-known funder of various liberal organizations, including the Center for American Progress, MoveOn.org, and a princely $1 million donation to Media Matters. It was speculated that he gave funds to the Occupy movement in 2011; however, this was proven not the case.[9] He also funds a whole bunch of NGOs, mostly dealing with civic supervision over governments, which is something authoritarian parties (e.g. PiS,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png Fidesz,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png PSD,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png United Russiahttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png) don't like.

Soros famously bet against the British pound in 1992, causing investors to panic and earning himself $1 billion.[10] He subsequently turned around and used his infamy to begin advocating for tighter regulation of international markets. Hatred towards him from the American right began in 2007, when Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly went on a ten-minute rant about how he is an "extremist" who supposedly bought up control of the American left and has become "off the chart dangerous."[11] (Scary!) Glenn Beck concocted a conspiracy theory in which Soros secretly bankrolled communist eastern European regimes despite the fact that he actually supported anti-communist opposition parties in these states. Beck also amusingly used three giant chalkboards, a wooden pointer, various props, and literal marionette puppets to explain how Soros was behind a "shadow party" that wanted to create a "one-world government".[12] A decade later, Soros hasn't taken over, yet far-right conspiracy theorists still believe this stupid shit.

Propaganda. George is the enemy of all real Americans. Nobody on the left has tried harder to destroy this country than him.

 

[Politruk]

Propaganda. George is the enemy of all real Americans. Nobody on the left has tried harder to destroy this country than him.

What, exactly, has he done?

 

[Rightguide]

What, exactly, has he done?

He's funded the destruction of our justice system in many places, like California.

 

[Politruk]

He's funded the destruction of our justice system in many places, like California.

If you mean this:

Since 2016, Soros has been donating sums exceeding $1 million to the campaigns of progressive criminal justice reform proponents through the Safety and Justice PAC in local district attorney elections. In many districts, such large contributions were unprecedented and the campaigning strategy was "turned on its head" with a focus on incarceration, police misconduct and bail system, according to the Los Angeles Times.[98][99] Larry Krasner was elected as the District Attorney of Philadelphia with the help of a $1.5 million ad campaign funded by Soros in 2017.[100] Soros was the largest donor supporting the campaign of George Gascón for Los Angeles County District Attorney in 2020, contributing $2.25 million to superPACs in Gascón's favor.[101] Soros gave $2 million to a PAC supporting Kim Foxx's campaign for Cook County State's Attorney in 2020.[102]

That is not funding the destruction of our justice system, you idiot!

 

[Rightguide]

If you mean this:


That is not funding the destruction of our justice system, you idiot!

It's Soros you dunce:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875725808071012529

 

[Rebel5soul]

Soros needs to be stripped of his citizenship and sent back to Hungary. They're looking forward to seeing him back in his homeland.

 

[Politruk]

It's Soros you dunce:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875725808071012529

Nobody checks the name of the local prosecutor before committing a homicide.

 

[Politruk]

Soros needs to be stripped of his citizenship and sent back to Hungary. They're looking forward to seeing him back in his homeland.

Right after Musk is exiled to South Africa.

 

[Rightguide]

Nobody checks the name of the local prosecutor before committing a homicide.

Then tell us why 40% of murders are committed in jurisdictions controlled by his DAs?

 

[Politruk]

Then tell us why 40% of murders are committed in jurisdictions controlled by his DAs?

That's where he put his money. The highest-crime areas are most in need of progressive DAs because those are the areas most in danger of having hardass RW assholes in office otherwise. Too many Americans are in prison, and that is optimal way for somebody with money to approach the problem.