Soros Warns of ‘Riots,’ ‘Brutal’ Clampdowns & Possible Total Economic Collapse Jan. 24, 2012 7:00am Becket Adams www.theblaze.com AP George Soros is no stranger to Blaze readers. The billionaire currency speculator and philanthropist has long been in the news, especially since the fateful day in 1992 when he helped crash England’s economy. In fact, since that day, he has been commonly referred to as “the man who broke the bank of England.” Soros is shrewd, he has a keen eye for investments, and he knows how to play the markets. Therefore, when he makes a prediction, it might be safe to say it’s worth a listen. After all, his predictions (among other things) have made him the multi-billionaire he is today. So you might want to pay attention to a recent story from The Daily Beast that claims George Soros is nervous about the future of the global economy and that he warns of dark things to come. “At times like these, survival is the most important thing,” Soros said. As he sees it, the world faces one of the most dangerous periods of modern history—a period of “evil,” writes the Beasts’ John Arlidge. “Europe is confronting a descent into chaos and conflict. In America [Soros] predicts riots in the streets that will lead to a brutal clampdown that will dramatically curtail civil liberties [emphases added]. The global economic system could even collapse altogether.” And to add a little color, Aldridge notes Soros says it all while “peering through his owlish glasses and brushing wisps of gray hair off his forehead.” “I am not here to cheer you up. The situation is about as serious and difficult as I’ve experienced in my career,” Soros told Newsweek. “We are facing an extremely difficult time, comparable in many ways to the 1930s, the Great Depression. We are facing now a general retrenchment in the developed world, which threatens to put us in a decade of more stagnation, or worse. The best-case scenario is a deflationary environment. The worst-case scenario is a collapse of the financial system.” As mentioned in the above, and as The Daily Beast points out, Soros’ warning is probably based on his natural market instincts as well as personal experience. “I did survive a personally much more threatening situation, so it is emotional, as well as rational,” Soros said in reference to his personal experiences with both Nazi and Communist occupations. “The collapse of the Soviet system was a pretty extraordinary event, and we are currently experiencing something similar in the developed world, without fully realizing what’s happening,” Soros said. “Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret,” Soros said. “The tragedy of our current situation is the unintended consequence of imperfect understanding. A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.” Wait a minute. Soros believes that the economic meltdown was the result of not just poor investments but honest-to-God “evil”? “That’s correct,” Soros affirmed. Soros continued in this vein, each prediction getting darker and grimmer than the last. He believes that the EU must be held together because “if you have a disorderly collapse of the euro, you have the danger of a revival of the political conflicts that have torn Europe apart over the centuries—an extreme form of nationalism, which manifests itself in xenophobia, the exclusion of foreigners and ethnic groups.” “In Hitler’s time, that was focused on the Jews,” Soros said. “Today, you have that with the Gypsies, the Roma, which is a small minority, and also, of course, Muslim immigrants.” It is “now more likely than not” that Greece will formally default in 2012, Soros said. For this, he blames the EUs’ leadership and believes that eurozone leaders only know how to “do enough to calm the situation, not to solve the problem.” Soros then went on to talk about how the Occupy Wall Street movement has added to the ever-changing dynamics in the world economy. Debt, Wall Street and capitalism have been put under intense scrutiny and people are becoming increasingly angry. As this anger intensifies, will the inevitable result be a spontaneous eruption of violence and riots? “Yes, yes, yes,” Soros says, almost “gleefully.” However, according to Soros, worse than the riots and violence will be the government reaction. “It will be an excuse for cracking down and using strong-arm tactics to maintain law and order, which, carried to an extreme, could bring about a repressive political system, a society where individual liberty is much more constrained, which would be a break with the tradition of the United States,” Soros said. Perhaps because he sees such a dark future for the West, Soros has staked his “hopes” for the global economy in Middle East and the “democracies” that are springing up over there. “While the developed world is in a deep crisis, the future for the developing world is very positive,” Soros said. “The aspiration of people for an open society is very inspiring. You have people in Africa lining up for many hours when they are given an opportunity to vote. Dictators have been overthrown. It is very encouraging for freedom and growth.” Soros insists the key to avoiding cataclysm in 2012 is not to let the crises of 2011 go to waste, writes John Arlidge. “In the crisis period, the impossible becomes possible,” Soros said. “The European Union could regain its luster. I’m hopeful that the United States, as a political entity, will pass a very severe test and actually strengthen the institution.”
This is very telling..."As the anger intensifies, will the inevitable result be a spontaneous eruption of violence and riots? "Yes, yes, yes" Soros says , almost , "gleefully". This speaks volumes...he claims the "Gobalist" view...its about the gypsies, Muslims etc...that are persecuted. "SOROS LIES" !!! Western Christian Civilzation is thoroughly under attack by the likes of him. Christianity is under attack! These evil "Gobalist" spew their lies. Coming from a man who finances and pushes along movements in abortion and homosexuality. He who wants to thoroughly "wipe out any trace of Christianity" in this world. Soros and his "New World Order" headed up by Satan. He is a serpent...a liar...a murderer.
That's the general impression I was under too. The article is two years old, Soros probably wishes it to be true to serve his own purposes. There were riots - governments didn't clamp down like he suggests. The devil knows some stuff, but he will never know the efforts of God's disciples to see him rebuked, and to bring about the Kingdom of God. May all our thoughts, actions and intentions be according to the holy will of God.
I believe what he means is the poor are used to doing without. They are very creative, out of necessity, when it comes to taking care of basic needs. They can stretch a dollar (or a bar of soap or a cup of flour) already, and in the near future this may be necessary for all in order to survive. This is already part of everyday life for the poor (if they aren't receiving government money). Boy could my mom stretch a dollar.
I've talked to lots of old timers who lived through the great depression in the U.S. Many said, as they were already poor, they didn't notice any difference. The storm that is bearing down on us will not be missed by anyone. But the pampered and privileged, as well as the "entitled" poor, will likely go right out of their minds left to their own devices. Once I admitted a dying woman to our hospice after midnight when they turned her out of the hospital. She said she was hungry and I told the family to feed her whatever she wanted. They looked at me, puzzled. One of them said, "What are we going to feed her? Sonic (the fast food place around the corner) is closed." I thought, "Dear God, these people can't even feed themselves!" They were poor, but "pampered, fast food" poor!
kathy, my dear departed father was a young man during the depression and constantly trained me to "save for a rainy day" and to not get too caught up in money but instead to do the right things and then all will work out in the end. He loved the turtle and the hare story and it's served me well. I've had many friends who have run ahead and had great success only to see things crash in other areas around them while I plod along doing my thing and trying to teach my kids not to get too caught up in the latest gadgets. After they finished their consecrations I see our kids slowing down and removing themselves a bit more from technology and the teen rat race. I sometimes wonder if the epitome of the existence in a teen today is to post the perfect selfie or Vine. I do look forward to that ending and coming back to much more basic kind of living where we actually engage with and support one another, not just post stuff and acquire things.
The more you have the more you have to loose. The more you have to loose the harder it is. If you had nothing to loose it is not hard at all, for you are starting form the same place where you will end up. Matthew 19:16-22 Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler 16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
