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Are the George Soros ones actually anti-semitic? I'm sure some are, but it seems most are just anti George Soros.

• hobs 5y ago
  Yes, the evolution of the GS conspiracies are just putting a name to the "Jews are running the world" conspiracies, giving him god like powers to manipulate and control.
  • seattle_spring 5y ago
    Exactly this. It's a dogwhistle for extreme anti-semites, whether the people sharing it know it or not.
    • dahfizz 5y ago
      Assuming you are correct, does that mean it should be impossible to criticize Soros? A group of radicals dislike him, therefore he is beyond reproach?
      • seattle_spring 5y ago
        There's a pretty big gulf between disliking someone and spreading inane anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Most of the "criticisms" I see of him are very much the latter, verging on Pizzagate territory.
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• raxxorrax 5y ago
  As with antisemitism itself there might be some overlap, but I think most people basically criticise foreign NGOs meddling in domestic politics and feel passed over. Money in politics is not ideal, although there are far worse players than Soros in my opinion and I don't know of a single case where he didn't just support people to take part in democracy.
• cryptica 5y ago
  I've witnessed this kind of mislabeling on many occasions. Once I was on a forum chatting about how the reserve banks are controlling everything and also distorting culture and then some random person told me I was "anti-semitic" but I hadn't mentioned Jewish people even once. Religion hadn't even occurred to me as being a factor in my discussion. I told the person that they're the ones who are anti-Semitic for inferring that there is a connection between reserve banking and Judaism. I've witnessed this behavior in other places and on social media. I don't know what the goal is of this false labeling.