The Boy Who Cried Soros

Terrence McNulty
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read
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Political provocateur Alex Jones theorizes that the Charlottesville, Virginia violence between white supremacists and anti-fascists was a ‘false flag’ financed by billionaire investor George Soros. The conspiracy theory has spread across social media faster than a meme of Vin Diesel wearing nothing but a Hello Kitty apron. The great number of Soros related conspiracy theories muddles the magnate’s true influence.

A letter from John Podesta, former campaign chairman of the Hillary 2016 presidential campaign, to George Soros discusses the Democratic Party framework for electoral activity:

“Now that this enhanced infrastructure is in place—grassroots organizing; multi-issue advocacy groups; think tanks; youth outreach; faith communities; micro-targeting outfits; the netroots and blogosphere—we need to better utilize these networks to drive the content of politics through a strong ‘echo chamber’ and message delivery system.”

George Soros and others do influence our lives through their donations to elected representatives and the organizations that support them. Many of those organizations mobilize grassroots activity online and on the ground. Correct the Record (CTR) was a super PAC founded by David Brock, a Democratic operative who started Media Matters for America. One of CTR’s missions was to find and confront social media users posting unflattering messages about Hillary Clinton. The Los Angeles Times wrote of the project: “Hillary Clinton’s well-heeled backers have opened a new frontier in digital campaigning, one that seems to have been inspired by some of the Internet’s worst instincts.”

As early as July 2015, CTR joined forces with the largest Democratic super PAC, Priorities USA Action, to support the election of Hillary Clinton. CTR received $1 million from Priorities USA, and Priorities USA received nearly $10 million from George Soros.

The influence of George Soros and undoubtedly many other wealthy donors to both the Democratic and Republican parties should concern us all. However, that doesn’t mean George Soros is responsible for everything that divides us.

Six Degrees of Obfuscation

In making his case, Alex Jones incorporated an online rumor about a publicity firm called Crowds On Demand, which provides actors for publicity stunts, including rallies. The organization placed an ad on Craigslist seeking actors for an event in Charlotte, North Carolina, not Charlottesville, Virginia. That didn’t stop Jones, his followers, and many social media users from spreading his cockeyed claim.

Jones is not the only one who makes these tenuous connections to George Soros. And a quick internet search provides ample ammunition for smear campaigns.

Fortune Magazine told us about MoveOn’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders: “MoveOn, the progressive activist group who once received money from George Soros, has decided to endorse Bernie Sanders for the presidency, giving him yet another accolade from the left wing of the Democratic Party.”

The Daily Caller reported that Jared Kushner didn’t disclose business dealings with George Soros: “The Real Deal, a New York real estate news site, reported in January that Soros provided Cadre—the company owned by Trump’s senior advisor—with a $250 million line of credit.”

The Center for Public Integrity revealed that Trump’s finance guru, Steven Mnuchin, came to him as a former Soros employee: “Like Donald Trump himself, the Trump campaign’s new national finance chairman has a long history of contributing to Democrats—including Hillary Clinton.”

It seems you can connect George Soros to anyone. Fox Business said the Green Party’s Jill Stein raised nearly $5 million for her vote recount. Then added, “This has led to speculation over what Stein hopes to gain from a potential recount or if she is being used by billionaire investor George Soros.” No actual connection is ever made between Stein and Soros.

The problem with all this is that it obfuscates George Soros’ real influence on the political scene and in our lives. In fact, the conspiracies have become so prevalent that I’ve developed a theory of my own.

The George Soros Theory of Everything

I have concluded that George Soros is responsible for all my troubles and that each of you is in cahoots with him. Whatever your plutocratic paymaster has promised you, it isn’t worth it. Soon you’ll regret having spread all these rumors for him. You’ll turn on each other like rabid dogs, frothing about the gums.


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