At this point, humanity itself is a parasite on the world. But it doesn't stop each of us from observing and speaking about the tragedy of the situation.

At least Soros has more ability than most of us to mitigate the damage...

Second that - Soros is a destillation of human scumbag traits. Nazi collaborator gone totalitarian social liberal banskter parasite. He played the market and profited bigtime on the 2008 crash. Amazing that so many idolize that criminal.

Was he bailed out? The banks were, big-time, with other people's money.

I'll tell you small secret. It was all planned, and this money were used by resources companies (otherwise all could went bad).

But Soros did not receive any "bail-outs".

Soros just got all his bail outs prior to this, by making big damages to various countries currencies (and getting their central banks money in return).

But look at Soros using his "philanthropy" to destabilize North Africa and Syria, one of the driving forces of manipulating the market and public perception up until the bubble burst in 2008 while at the same time betting against it via his hedgefunds, short selling currency so he almost broke the national bank of england, convicted for insider trading etc. - some kind of angel?

Actions are irrelevant in modern political discourse. If you talk about "inequality" everybody praises you and looks the other way. It's bizarre how easy it is. I guess that's what happens when education is dumbed down to the lowest common denominator... focusing on "feelings" and "intentions"... instead of objective reasoning. Go figure.

Actions are irrelevant in modern political discourse. If you talk about "inequality" everybody praises you and looks the other way. It's bizarre how easy it is. I guess that's what happens when education is dumbed down to the lowest common denominator... focusing on "feelings" and "intentions"... instead of objective reasoning. Go figure.

Yes, indeed. "Everybody" praises you for decrying "inequality"-- except, perhaps, the people with the power to actually do something about it. But of course, those 3 billion people who live on less than a $2.50 a day, while a few hundred families world-wide control trillions of dollars of wealth, are only focusing on their "feelings" and "intentions" -- being hungry most of the time and having receiving a "dumbed down" education, or none at all, they lack your perspective and insight.

As for Soros, nobody's claiming he's a hero. But hatred of him is oddly selective, obviously based in his liberal social positions, and goes to preposterous extremes. Note that he was a todder when the Nazis came to power and 9 years old when the WWII started. However, if eyenorth says he was a valued Eichmann employee, it must be true.

Finally, I think you really mean to say that "facts" (not "actions") are irrelevant in modern political discourse -- inequality is irrelevant, global warming is irrelevant, etc. "Actions", however, are usually inescapable, as lots of hungry people can tell you. Or are they just failing at the "objective reasoning" at which you so excel?

Then who else do you plan to hang, if we're talking about crimes of financial manipulation?

It's not my opinion that he was employee of the nazi Jewish Council at age 14 headed by Eichmann, it is historical fact. He was young, but he willfully snitched on other jews and delivered deportation notices for shipment to concentration camps.

But, his actions of plundering nations in recent decades have nothing to do with his professed social liberal political bias. Though one could argue he uses his political front to smokescreen his crimes. That is matter of interpretation, his devilish geopolitical and financial crimes on the other hand are not so much a matter of interpretation.

You're logic is flawed. Because other banksters are hardened criminals as well it somehow excuses Soros? The whole bunch are bad apples. Just a shame people are fooled by his poisonous tongue.

As for Budapest in WWII, you don't have to dig too far to understand how the Jewish Council worked and how Eichmann used it. Soros' father even wrote about this in his autobiography.

Not american :) And if you read the posts above I think you'll find me in agreement that he is not unique in his plundering. But he does get more of a free pass.

The problem is when he and others get away with their crimes because they play the political left/right paradigm to their advantage. Bush administration can sign patriot act, invade and destabilize countries and so-called right sector political followers excuse him because they're on his team. Obama administration can sign NDAA, jail whistleblowers, destroy north Africa by proxy, arm the Sinaloa cartel etc. etc. and many people are willing to look past this because they're part of team Obama or the so-called left side. Same Machiavellian situation is common in many countries.

BTW the business sector of the country I live in is going to hell because taxes effectively are 75% + on all incomes. Soros, Buffet and these guys love this and argue for it - they're exempt anyways and have made it a habit of plundering debt-ridden countries. "Free school lunches" are mandatory many places here - forget giving your children healthy, organic food. And obamacare is going real swell in the US... (forgot it was carved out by Romney's people and the insurance companies in Massachusets?)