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Despite working as an investor and currency speculator, he argues that the current system of financial speculation undermines healthy economic development in many underdeveloped countries. Soros blames many of the world's problems on the failures inherent in what he characterizes as market fundamentalism. His opposition to many aspects of globalization has made him a controversial figure.
In August 2009, Soros donated $35 million to the state of New York to be ear-marked for under-privileged children and given to parents who had benefit cards at the rate of $200 per child aged 3 through 17, with no limit as to the number of children that qualified.
There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well. I'm critical of those policies... If we change that direction, then anti-Semitism also will diminish. I can't see how one could confront it directly... I'm also very concerned about my own role because the new anti-Semitism holds that the Jews rule the world... As an unintended consequence of my actions... I also contribute to that image.
Originally posted by D.E.M.
Au contraire good sir. Soros is one of the few people in the world who actually use their wealth to try and aid society and prevent this civilization from crumbling like Rome.
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Originally posted by fraterormus
Actually the part that said "Soros’ private philanthropy, totaling nearly $5 billion, continues undermining America’s traditional Western values. His giving has provided funding of abortion rights, atheism, drug legalization, sex education, euthanasia, feminism, gun control, globalization, mass immigration, gay marriage and other radical experiments in social engineering" made him sound like my kind of guy if you minus the Gun Control part...but I can understand how those on the far polemic Right may feel strongly against those things.
Originally posted by fraterormus
"To be perfectly honest, this is the first time I have heard of Soros, and you have inspired me to do more research on him and see what I can dig up. It will be interesting to see if this guy actually is another Rupert Murdoch meddling in the affairs of American Politics or not. His name has most definitely been added to my personal Terrorist Watch List."
Originally posted by St Vaast
reply to post by Jnewell33
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Excellent