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发帖数: 6571 | 4 One of Hillary Clinton’s biggest donors, billionaire George Soros, has been
exposed in a massive hack for manipulating elections in Europe via his non-
government organizations. DC Leaks revealed more than 2,500 files from Soros
’ groups, most notably the Open Society Foundations. The leaks are
especially concerning for Americans given Soros’ close relationship to
former Secretary of State Clinton.
So far this election cycle, the billionaire investor has donated over $25
million to Clinton and other Democratic Party members, with more expected
before November. Soros has also funded Media Matters, founded by David Brock
, who operates on behalf of Clinton in several dubious capacities—like
running the Correct the Record SuperPAC, which hires Internet trolls to
spread pro-Clinton ideologies on the Internet.
Soros has been a major donor to the think tank Center for American Progress,
founded by Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta. The organization also
runs the pro-Clinton media outlet ThinkProgress.com.
The troubling ties between Soros and Clinton extend to her tenure as
secretary of state. An email released by Wikileaks revealed that, in 2011,
Soros instructed Clinton to intervene in Albanian politics—advice she acted
upon. Soros directly benefited from Clinton pushing for the 2011 Panama
Free Trade Agreement, as several of Soros’ holdings were implicated in the
recent scandal there. That deal opened up the country for billionaires and
millionaires to exploit as a tax haven, which was exposed in the Panama
Papers leak earlier this year.
Soros developed an ominous reputation as a greedy billionaire in the early
1990s, when he single-handedly caused an economic crisis in England by
betting against the British Pound. The investment, dubbed “Black Wednesday,
” made Soros over a billion dollars at the expense of Britain’s economy.
In 1998, Malaysia’s prime minister attacked Soros for inciting negative
influences on the country’s economy through currency speculation.
Clinton’s running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, reportedly had a private dinner
with Soros’ son Alexander recently, who has also been known to have
unfettered access to high-profile Democrats.
In their coronation of Clinton, the Democratic Party maintained that the
massive amounts of money being pumped into their candidate’s campaign
wouldn’t affect her at all. The connection between Clinton, who has
embraced SuperPACs and large donations from wealthy and corporate donors,
and the influence these donations have provided them in the State Department
are well documented.
If elected president, Clinton will continue exchanging favors and access to
her big-ticket donors, as she courts their interests over those of everyday
Americans. Soros’ access to Clinton and the Democratic Party leadership is
well documented, as are his interests and concerns receiving special
consideration. Democracy has devolved into a system that works only for
millionaires and billionaires with the money and desire to assert their own
voices in government with big campaign contributions, simultaneously
silencing the voice of every American voter. |
