You can call me insufficiently intellectual, but I do believe in the following conspiracy theory about Soros: as was the case with a lot of Eastern European fugitives from communism, Soros family were actually a KGB sleepers sent to the West. The seed capital Soros needed to make his fortune was also provided by the KGB.
It's ludicrous to say that Soros fought both against Nazism and communism. To be against capitalism is to be for communism, it's as simple as that. And he's too young to be a participant in the fight against Nazism.
His Open Society idea uses Karl Popper's theory only as a disguise for purely Marxist dogma (see his fixation on "scientific" determinism of historical development).
As all communist (collectivist) leaders without exception he preaches the vice of capitalism but shamelessly enjoys everything his "filthy money" can buy. In 1989 if the memory serves, I was among several hundred guests to George Soros' birthday party in Budapest: all of us, poor Eastern Europeans, were provided with round trip to Hungary, accommodation in a smart hotel, unlimited food and drinks, and a stage show of a postmodern play, just for one night fetched from London.
Do I need to add that the intellectuals immediately rushed in a ruthless brawl for his favours... quite like they competed for the good graces of their Communist Party bosses before that?
Interesting...
Your theory assumes philosophical consistency, which I'm not certain is the case with Soros. (I see Soros as an amoral opportunist with megalomaniacal tendencies.) While communist leaders typically enjoy the fruits of capitalism, do they also immerse themselves in the capitalistic process?
How did you get the invite?
Pinging to Neophyte's very interesting post.
His childhood coincided with the rise of the Nazi threat.
I suspect he was traumatized by it; and his worldview today remains distorted by it.
I believe his effort to dislodge Bush, obsessive and paranoic by any measure, is motivated ultimately by that trauma. I believe Soros sees Bush as Hitlerian.
It is no accident that his prize 527, moveon.org displayed that infamous Bush-Hitler morph ad.
You might be interested in post 32, granny?