What is the deal with George Soros?

What is the deal with George Soros (shown here on left)?








He is a major puzzlement to me, as he more than most have profited the most from the Capitalist system, and up until the 2003-2004 was actively involved in promoting democracy and capitalism in Eastern Europe. During 2003-2004 something happened. Something turned him to the dark side.

Is it just that he was virulently anti-war, and thus anti-Bush, and he funded everything in sight to defeat him? That theory makes some sense, and given his harsh childhood under the Nazis, I could accept that, but.....being against the Iraq War and funding groups trying to overturn our Capitalist system seem very very far apart.

He supports and has funded literally thousands of organizations (such as the Tides Foundation (which has ties to ACORN) and the Apollo Alliance (that had Van Jones on the board).

Is it that he has been blinded by his Bush hatred over the war that he has been duped into supporting communists?


Is it that he is a man like Ross Perot, who although very successful as a businessman, falls victim to the "strong man, strong state" view of history, especially when they see that people such as themselves should be running the state.


Is he just another crony-capitalist who is shorting the US Dollar (like he shorted the British Pound 10 years ago).

He is the perfect example that there is a clear delineation between Capitalists and Capital.