George Soros and the war in Georgia.

[Fiannan]

Interesting information -- not really acquainted with the source but he does get his information right.

Soros has a lot more power than most people realize. The guy funds much of the left in this country and his influence can extend in what gets reported and what doesn't. Before people jump to any conclusion that Putin is the bad guy and the Georgian leader is the good guy just dig a bit deeper -- things aren't always as simple as they seem


Renaissance Press | Archives, Research & Analysis on the Causes of War, Revolution & Ethnic Conflict

George Soros, the currency speculator is one of the primary elements in subverting traditional societies in order that they better fit into a new world order. Soros backs on a world scale what might loosely be termed the contemporary version of the ‘New Left’. He brings down governments via subversion, moral rot and revolution through financial patronage, akin to what Jacob Schiff the New York banker did to Russia through the funding of revolutionary propaganda.[1] However Soros’ revolutions are far more widespread than that of Schiff.
Soros has established a network of think tanks, lobbies and fronts to promote sundry causes, from feminism and abortion, to narcotics liberalisation and the stream of ‘velvet revolutions’ that have resulted in ‘regime change’ throughout the former Soviet bloc. [2]

[Rico]

I have heard enough vilification of Soros. Maybe you are right that he is evil, but the truth is that his philanthropy is not limited to doing evil and the thing that he is most vilified for doing is the thing that needed to be done(Asian Financial Crisis of 1998).

[Fiannan]

You could call Mr. Wahrn somewhat of a recession expert. He honed his craft in his native Finland. In 1989, Finland had a recession similar to the one Thailand experienced in 1997 except Finland's was more severe as its GDP dipped 16%, and unemployment rose to 22%. He recalls, "It started in the same way with our currency being defended by the central bank and the rumors were that supposedly the same people, George Soros and crew, who later attacked the Thai baht attacked the Finn mark. As a result, the central bank of Finland lost all its reserves, and had to devaluate and float the mark and it lost about 50% of its value. The trigger was the breakdown of the USSR, (where 16% of Finnish exports were headed) and bubbles in both the real estate and stock exchange market."

Bangkok Bureau Chief Denis Gray

Hey, this hit Sweden bad too. And for the life of me I see no good that came out of it Rico -- were the Asian markets any different?
As for politics, Soros is using his power to promote a leftist agenda that I think most people in the US would find objectionable. Ironic that in the land of the free (press?) and the home of the brave you'll rarely hear about behind-the-scenes abalysis and stories -- I guess people are too caught up in important stories like if Lidsey is really going to wed a girl or Maddona turning 50.

[BenRaines]

Having been involved in financial matters regarding investing for over 30 years I am well aware of Mr. Soros and his left leaning, heck not even leaning, overtly left inclinations.

Based on Rico's statement, not an attack on you Rico but a follow-up to that philosophy the drug lords of Brazil's favelas should be thanked for their building a school so that the kids that they have working their drug labs and their parents can get a better understanding of chemistry. A little philanthropy does not cover evil acts.

Ben Raines

[Rico]

Originally Posted by BenRaines

Having been involved in financial matters regarding investing for over 30 years I am well aware of Mr. Soros and his left leaning, heck not even leaning, overtly left inclinations.

Based on Rico's statement, not an attack on you Rico but a follow-up to that philosophy the drug lords of Brazil's favelas should be thanked for their building a school so that the kids that they have working their drug labs and their parents can get a better understanding of chemistry. A little philanthropy does not cover evil acts.

Ben Raines

Thanks for the laugh, Ben. I didn't express myself in the right way. If the leaders in the affected countries had been doing what they should have been doing and if the people would have been been supporting leaders who were doing the right thing then none of it would have happened.

Or maybe not.

The end result from the bad decisions was that billions of dollars was given to a man who is a left wing political activist. While that's a negative, the billions were taken from the robber barons who run some of these Asian countries and poor were actually better off in at least some Asian countries(notably Thailand) after the crash.