This post is a response to two questions posed in their complete formats as: Question 1: “To what extent can George Soros be termed as a political figure?” and Question 2: “Democrats, what would you say to a group of Republicans begging you to give them a chance to prove that they are good people?”
To no extent in “capital P Politics” and a limited extent in “small p politics.”
He mostly avoids public statements about politics, politicians, and political issues. He recently made a rare comment referencing tariffs as warfare when Trump began his tariff rampage, but that was the extent of his input.
It had bothered me for some time that he hadn’t been more vocal, but then I realized how anything he says can create massive ripples throughout the marketplace.
His voice is like Marvel’s Black Bolt from the Inhumans.
He has to be extremely careful about what he says publicly because a slip of the tongue can kill an entire industry and dramatically impact people’s lives.
It took me a long time to arrive at that realization and regret being so dense about it.
I wouldn’t want that kind of influence. It’s way too much stress and responsibility that few can handle, and even fewer can be trusted to handle it responsibly.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are excellent examples of being too incompetent to have as much power as they do.
He is a shadowy figure who quietly does what he can to leave a positive legacy for the world. That makes him a lightning rod for the toxic among us and an inspiration to those who value his contributions.
Question 2: What do you say to MAGAs who claim they are good people?
Stop begging and start doing.
Actions speak louder than words.
Republicans are being judged by their actions.
Remaining silent in the face of a fascist takeover of the nation is complicity with that fascism.
It doesn’t matter how much you beg, you’re still an ass, and a cowardly one at that if you don’t stand up and fight against it.
If you do that, you won’t need to debase yourself by begging. Grow a spine and take responsibility for the actions of the party you identify with.
Why do you think people are just as pissed off with the DNC?
It’s because they have been spineless while all this destructive nonsense has been happening.
People from all walks of life, except the privileged, demand a new world. The status quo can’t survive because we can’t survive it. We need to work together, and that includes the enraged MAGAts who need to stop attacking their neighbours and start demanding changes from the monsters they admire.
After all, you can’t seriously be okay with being told that you’ll have to cut back on buying dolls for your kids this Christmas, and then be OK with Mango Mussolini getting a half-billion-dollar gift from the people who financed the 9/11 tragedy to jet around the globe to visit his branded properties.
No one who can accept those two conditions can be a good person. Only a coward and a hypocrite who refuses to protect their family could accept that. If you want to be seen as a good person, then it’s time to do the right thing, not the Reich thing.
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