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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 02:04 PM Nov 2018

George Soros is the Republican Party's Emmanuel Goldstein

I was reading twitter and saw a Jim Acosta tweet in which he said that, last night, at a rally, a Trump support asked him if George Soros is paying him to ask Donald Trump questions. That made me think that George Soros has become the Republican Party's Emmanuel Goldstein. It is also surprising how much America under Donald Trump resembles Oceania in 1984. Trump seems to be doing to his base exactly what the leaders of Oceania did to the party members during the two minutes hate. Like Oceania blamed Emmanuel Goldstein and others for the problems of the party members of Oceania, Donald Trump and the Republican Party leaders are blaming George Soros for any and all things that are happening in America that anger Republicans.

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George Soros is the Republican Party's Emmanuel Goldstein (Original Post) erpowers Nov 2018 OP
Spot on. edbermac Nov 2018 #1
Trump Rallies erpowers Nov 2018 #6
Well there has to be SOMEBODY to hate! vlyons Nov 2018 #2
More like a one-man Elders of Zion. DavidDvorkin Nov 2018 #3
That's what I was thinking! Behind the Aegis Nov 2018 #4
Manny Goldstein Sure Gets Around... MineralMan Nov 2018 #5

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
6. Trump Rallies
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 05:56 PM
Nov 2018

It really seems that we are living in the movie 1984. That scene reminds me of a Trump rally both now and during the 2016 election. Then, the Two Minutes Hate was reserved for Hillary Clinton. Now, its for anyone who stands up to Donald Trump.

It is crazy that that clip is partially the reality for present day America. Donald Trump is like a present day real life Oceania. One day a person praises him and he loves the person. Next day that same person criticizes him and he was never friends with that person. One day a person criticizes him and he hates that person. The next day the person praises him and he never hated that person. "Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia." It is amazing how well this book describes present day America.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
2. Well there has to be SOMEBODY to hate!
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 02:20 PM
Nov 2018

Should you ever get the opportunity to meet a hater, ask him/her WHY he/she hates so-n-so. Then say "Hatred is poison."

Behind the Aegis

(53,949 posts)
4. That's what I was thinking!
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 03:06 PM
Nov 2018

Frankly, I am a bit surprised there isn't a piece of "literature" out there with a breakdown of Soros' evils and his past interference, both here and on a global scale. Of course, I don't routinely read far-right Nazi sites, so something like that may actually exist.

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