[rjf72]

George Soros in George Soros' own words [1]: "I fancied myself as some kind of god ... If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood, which I felt I had to control, otherwise they might get me in trouble. ... It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out."

He also did a very forward interview with 60 minutes. This [2] is a transcript of the video [3]. A couple of quotes from him there,

- "I think I’ve been blamed for everything. I am basically there to make money. I cannot and do not look at the social consequences of what I do."

- "Whether I or somebody else does whatever is happening in the markets really doesn’t make any difference to the outcome. I don’t feel guilty because I’m engaged in an amoral activity which is not meant to have anything to do with guilt."

And you can find countless similar quotes and discussions from him. I respect him since he is honest about his motivations and beliefs which is something that cannot be said about the vast majority of people, let alone billionaires. At the same time he is undoubtedly a textbook narcissistic megalomaniac whose sole interest in the world is George Soros. And he will happily and openly share his willingness to engage in awful actions if he thinks it would benefit himself. Consequently, I can understand why many - particularly when we put on these charades of virtue - would find him a less than desirable person.

[1] - http://articles.latimes.com/2004/oct/04/opinion/oe-ehrenfeld...

[2] - https://pastebin.com/MMFmtPzd

[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSyczwuTQfo