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33. The fact that Soros is Jewish is icing on the hate cake.

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:23 PM

Jan 2025

There a lot of Democratic Jews the right could demonize but but why Soros in particular?

It's the money first and foremost. Republicans have bought the Republican party and as usual they need to project what they're doing wrong onto Democrats. The fact that Soros is a big donor AND is Jewish makes him the perfect target.

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Why do MAGA's hate George Soros? [View all] Cyrano Jan 2025 OP

Projection. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #1

Precisely BoRaGard Jan 2025 #5

Exactly hot2na Jan 2025 #8

Same reason we hate the Koch brothers and Musk MichMan Jan 2025 #2

This is correct. TheProle Jan 2025 #16

trying to neometalfan Jan 2025 #35

Hi! I was wondering where you were. GP6971 Jan 2025 #39

Odd reply, does it take one to know one? KS Toronado Jan 2025 #40

I don't think simply agreeing with another poster warrants your accusation. TheProle Jan 2025 #50

Does Soros live at Biden's house? Kingofalldems Jan 2025 #24

I don't recall Charles or David Koch ever living at Mar a Lago n/t MichMan Jan 2025 #51

I'm not aware that he's ever had the kind of influence on public policy Crunchy Frog Jan 2025 #27

He's a mega donor. He backed our progressive DA. We had another Democrat, who was more conservative LeftInTX Jan 2025 #41

Thats it! And they hate it. But trumps Treasury pick was Soro's PARTNER! Callie1979 Jan 2025 #29

Yup. As a result of his life experiences under authoritarian governments, wnylib Jan 2025 #48

Three reasons usonian Jan 2025 #3

There's other Jewish billionaires with more money than Soros Polybius Jan 2025 #34

Soros became a worldwide lightning rod for anti-semitism. usonian Jan 2025 #36

Fox News and Infowars tell them who they should hate. Initech Jan 2025 #4

Because they've been told to. They don't actually know anything about him. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #6

Everything that MAGA accuses Soros of, Musk is doing the same x1000000. Yavin4 Jan 2025 #7

Good question. They are reverential of billionaires in general and how are theirs supporting R's different? hlthe2b Jan 2025 #9

Sheldon and Miriam Edelson Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #22

Miriam wanted to add a Book of Trump to the Bible. Crunchy Frog Jan 2025 #30

OOH can I write that. I love satire and Mark Twain is one of my heroes. usonian Jan 2025 #37

But they pretty much worship Elon Musk the richest person in the world ArnoldLayne Jan 2025 #10

I thought they hated him Tickle Jan 2025 #11

The name "George Soros" is a right wing synonym for "Jew." Cyrano Jan 2025 #12

He's a mega donor. And yes, he backs progressives. He backed our DA. $1 million was just for the primary! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #43

K&R spanone Jan 2025 #13

they have the kochs and such, and fantasize that we musr hhave such sponsors as well. rampartd Jan 2025 #14

Yes. It's to deflect from their own nests of billionaire vipers. Crunchy Frog Jan 2025 #31

soros is a donor. maybe a big one rampartd Jan 2025 #32

Soros has been demonized in Hungary by Orban as well andym Jan 2025 #15

Because they were told to Fullduplexxx Jan 2025 #17

Soros and Trump were once business partners Locutusofborg Jan 2025 #18

Because they are told to Johonny Jan 2025 #19

Jew don't know? Behind the Aegis Jan 2025 #20

Because Jews shouldn't have all that money, power, and influence. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #21

I had never heard that phrase before. underpants Jan 2025 #28

he's one of the redmeat codewords repukes use to manipulate their bigoted base Skittles Jan 2025 #23

Thanks, Skittles. That's precisely the point of this OP Cyrano Jan 2025 #53

Soros was a frequent target of Rush Limbaugh. In my rural area of Fla., Limbaugh's radio allegorical oracle Jan 2025 #55

Wow---I see some Trump/Musk hall monitors stepped into this thread. Kingofalldems Jan 2025 #25

Yep. Their stench is like dog poop on your shoe. Cyrano Jan 2025 #54

And yet somehow they don't seem to mind the Adelsons. Crunchy Frog Jan 2025 #26

It's about funding the other side iemanja Jan 2025 #47

The fact that Soros is Jewish is icing on the hate cake. dgauss Jan 2025 #33

he's a Jewish billionaire elleng Jan 2025 #38

Bingo. roamer65 Jan 2025 #42

explain Sheldon & Miriam Adelson, Jan Koum, Stephen Schwarzman, Ryan Cohen cadoman Jan 2025 #45

"They've been taught to hate him" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2025 #44

Because he funds Democrats. Just like Dems hate Peter Thiel and others. iemanja Jan 2025 #46

Reminder. Soros became a worldwide lightning rod for anti-semitism. usonian Jan 2025 #49

Same thing woth Hannibal Lector. If Trump can put applegrove Jan 2025 #52