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| | Soros has a strong influence in the [[European Parliament]], in which the Open Society European Policy Institute counted 226 "reliable allies" between 2014 and 2019.<ref>Blinova, Ekaterina (May 29, 2019). [https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201905291075432048-salvini-european-parliament/ Eurocrats, Soros' Allies to Try to Thwart Salvini's New Right-Wing Bloc – Journo]. ''Sputnik''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> | | Soros has a strong influence in the [[European Parliament]], in which the Open Society European Policy Institute counted 226 "reliable allies" between 2014 and 2019.<ref>Blinova, Ekaterina (May 29, 2019). [https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201905291075432048-salvini-european-parliament/ Eurocrats, Soros' Allies to Try to Thwart Salvini's New Right-Wing Bloc – Journo]. ''Sputnik''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> |
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| | + | ===Condemnation of Xi Jinping=== |
| | + | Soros condemned [[CCP]] General Secretary [[Xi Jinping]] in a ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' op-ed on August 13, 2021 as "the most dangerous enemy of open societies in the world." Soros wrote: |
| | + | {{quotebox-float|"There is a conflict between his beliefs and his actions and between his public declarations of wanting to make [[China]] a [[superpower]] and his behavior as a domestic ruler. These internal contradictions have revealed themselves in the context of the growing conflict between the U.S. and China. |
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| | + | At the heart of this conflict is the reality that the two nations represent systems of governance that are diametrically opposed. The U.S. stands for a [[democratic]], open society in which the role of the government is to protect the freedom of the individual. Mr. Xi believes [[Mao Zedong]] invented a superior form of organization, which he is carrying on: a [[totalitarian]] closed society in which the individual is subordinated to the [[one-party state]]. It is superior, in this view, because it is more disciplined, stronger and therefore bound to prevail in a contest. |
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| | + | Relations between China and the U.S. are rapidly deteriorating and may lead to war. ... |
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| | + | The Chinese people as a whole are among his victims, but domestic political opponents and [[religious]] and [[ethnic]] minorities suffer from his persecution much more. I find it particularly disturbing that so many Chinese people seem to find his social-credit surveillance system not only tolerable but attractive… |
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| | + | ...he wants China to become the dominant power in the world. He is also convinced that the Chinese Communist Party needs to be a [[Marxism-Leninism|Leninist]] party, willing to use its political and military power to impose its will. Xi Jinping strongly felt this was necessary to ensure that the [[Chinese Communist Party]] will be strong enough to impose the sacrifices needed to achieve his goal. |
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| | + | To prevail in 2022, Mr. Xi has turned himself into a [[dictator]]. Instead of allowing the party to tell him what policies to adopt, he dictates the policies he wants it to follow. State media is now broadcasting a stunning scene in which Mr. Xi leads the [[Politburo Standing Committee|Standing Committee of the Politburo]] in slavishly repeating after him an oath of loyalty to the party and to him personally. This must be a humiliating experience, and it is liable to turn against Mr. Xi even those who had previously accepted him. |
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| | + | …In other words, he has turned them into his own yes-men, abolishing the legacy of [[Deng]]’s consensual rule. With Mr. Xi there is little room for [[checks and balances]]. He will find it difficult to adjust his policies to a changing reality, because he rules by intimidation. His underlings are afraid to tell him how reality has changed for fear of triggering his anger.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/look-whos-calling-xi-jinping-the-most-dangerous-enemy-of-open-societies-in-the-world/</ref>}} |
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| | == Anti-Semitism of Soros == | | == Anti-Semitism of Soros == |