Curious about George: Why is Soros so controversial?

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🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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George Soros is a holocaust survivor, one of the world’s richest people and the creator of the Open Society. He’s also given away $32 billion in his lifetime. So why is it that he incurs so much hate, not just from the American right but his own country, Hungary, too? Daniel Bessner is associate professor of international studies at Washington University and co-host of American Prestige podcast. He joins Gavin Esler in The Bunker to discuss. “He likes to repeat in his books that he has ‘an incredible ego’...“ – Daniel Bessner “The ultimate tragedy of Soros’ life is that capitalism has allowed him to become as rich as he has.” – Daniel Bessner “The world he wants is not possible in the economic world that made him.” – Daniel Bessner “The association of Soros the anti-communist just doesn’t fly anymore with the right in America.” – Daniel Bessner Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:20.6	Hungarian-born American one of the world's richest men a man
1:24.0	estimated to have given away 32 billion dollars of his fortune that sets off so many
1:30.8	people particularly on the American right. He's been described as a globalist billionaire,
1:36.1	one of the more polite implications of barely concealed anti-Semitism directed towards Soros.
1:42.2	Reading some accounts, you might think he's a
1:44.1	villain of James Bond proportion. So what are the facts behind the fiction? Why has
1:49.2	he given away so much money and to whom and what will be his legacy. I'm joined by Daniel Bessner,
1:55.8	associate professor in international studies at the University of Washington and someone who has
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