SocraticGadfly: Who to distrust more, the Kochs or Soros?

August 03, 2019

Who to distrust more, the Kochs or Soros?

Even as the likes of David Klion at The Nation huzzah and handstand over the Quincy Institute (while ignoring the reality that, whille Quincy Adams wasn't a Wilsonian, he was most certainly an imperialist), some liberals have worried about making common cause with the Kochs.

This leftist, instead, would start by worrying about making common cause with George Soros.

Remember his war on Southeast Asia in the 1997-98 currency crisis? I could have put "war" in scare quotes, but chose not to. He's had other blemishes on his record, plus his stance of do as I say, not as I do, doesn't play well.

Also, per what Sy Hersh says in his new memoir, about anything Soros does in terms of foreign policy efforts is related to financial manipulation grifting. Specifically, he mentions a post-9/11 meeting with Soros, after Hersh had written a story naming Saudi names, and their partying, off NSA materials, to which he went to with gritted teeth. Soros wanted to talk about the Saudis and Soros' revelations — because of how this would affect oil prices, according to Hersh.

Now let's go to the Koch brothers and their political activities and stances.

Climate change denialism isn't imperialistic, but it is US hypercapitalism spread to foreign policy, first of all. Second, refusal to address it will affect foreign policy. While ignoring its own contributions to climate change, the Pentagon has for several years considered it a major national security issue.

Since they oppose national health care, and social safety nets (Soros generally does not), would that affect their stance toward Europe and other advanced nations in many ways? What about their antiunionism in the face of attempts to revitalize transnational unionism?

Maybe it will bring peace, or try to? But with Coca-Colonialism in new forms as part of that? And, if the Kochs get the top hand on Soros, at the price of repressing climate change-driven mass migrations that trigger wars, and instead forcing these people into civil wars? For that matter, Soros might accept the reality of climate change while also insisting on capitalism-based solutions AND using the best scientific information to drive his investing policy first and foremost.

No comments: