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It's unclear why this is significant. Just as it is on the right, many "grassroots" organizations on the left are funded by outside interests that are not fully
by throwawaysea 5y ago
It's unclear why this is significant. Just as it is on the right, many "grassroots" organizations on the left are funded by outside interests that are not fully "organic". For example Open Society Foundations (OSF), which was founded by billionaire George Soros, has provided funding for groups that participated in protests and riots throughout 2020 (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/riot-act/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/riot-act/). Other groups linked to Soros/OSF also organize bail funds for those accused of criminal acts during protests, even very recently with events on the Israel/Palestine issue (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/28/radical-soros-backed-group-supporting-legal-bail-fund-for-violent-pro-palestinian-activists/ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/28/radical-soros-...). This is a fairly normal practice and it's a bit tired to see news sites point fingers at whichever side they aren't biased towards.