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Category Archives: George Soros
The Hero System of George Soros
Budapest, the spring of 1944. A boy of fourteen carries papers that name him someone else. His father, Tivadar Soros (1894-1968), has bought the documents, split the children among separate households under separate names, and taught them the one rule … Continue reading
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The George Soros Social Set
George Soros (b. 1930) built the fortune, and the family now runs on a second-generation logic. The father broke the Bank of England in 1992 and then spent decades giving the money away through the Open Society Foundations, a roughly … Continue reading
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JPOST: ‘Hacked Soros e-mails reveal plans to fight Israel’s ‘racist’ policies’
Jerusalem Post: WASHINGTON— Hacked emails show that the Open Society Foundations, led by George Soros, has as an objective “challenging Israel’s racist and anti-democratic policies” in international forums, in part by questioning Israel’s reputation as a democracy. The documents are … Continue reading
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Yes, There Are Conspiracies
Comments: * I find no problem believing that George Soros plays an inordinate role in the world, spending exorbitant sums to topple governments, have people elected, etc. Let’s face it, he’s almost a Bond villain, except that probably he believes … Continue reading
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Politico: George Soros’ quiet overhaul of the U.S. justice system
What could possibly go wrong? Politico: While America’s political kingmakers inject their millions into high-profile presidential and congressional contests, Democratic mega-donor George Soros has directed his wealth into an under-the-radar 2016 campaign to advance one of the progressive movement’s core … Continue reading
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Femen = George Soros Holocaust Revenge Porn
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George Soros Is Bad News For Israel
If you are on the left, you usually believe that racial, ethnic and religious differences are unimportant compared to social and economic differences. So leftists generally despise ethno-states such as Israel. If you identify more with the left than with … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Accuses George Soros of Stoking Camp of the Saints; Soros Confirms Orban
It’s nice to see Hungary standing up for itself against this horde of Muslim refugees. It seems like Eastern Europeans have a clearer sense of their national interests than does Germany. Steve Sailer writes: From Bloomberg Business: Orban Accuses Soros … Continue reading
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NYT: Baltimore Struggles To Heal
I lived in Baltimore during the summer of 1980. Almost every day, I spent hours in the local public library. A naive Seventh-Day Adventist, I asked to join in various black basketball games in the playground outside and was told … Continue reading
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