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Is the libertarian think tank Cato Institute a socialist/communist organization?

Is the libertarian think tank Cato Institute a socialist/communist organization?

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Is the libertarian think tank Cato Institute a socialist/communist organization?

A strange question you ask?

Not really! I was shocked, really shocked yesterday when I learned the Cato Institute received a $80,000 a grant from Soros' Open Society Institute for "$80,000. See page 5 in the link below.

Open Society Institute, U.S. Programs National Security and Human Rights Campaign Grantee Portfolio December 2010 I. National Se

Now Glenn Beck, I think, professes to be libertarian and he trashes anything connected to George Soros as socialist or communist. I don’t get it.


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Yes
No
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pbrauer said:
Is the libertarian think tank Cato Institute a socialist/communist organization?

A strange question you ask?

Not really! I was shocked, really shocked yesterday when I learned the Cato Institute received a $80,000 a grant from Soros' Open Society Institute for "$80,000. See page 5 in the link below.

Open Society Institute, U.S. Programs National Security and Human Rights Campaign Grantee Portfolio December 2010 I. National Se

Now Glenn Beck, I think, professes to be libertarian and he trashes anything connected to George Soros as socialist or communist. I don’t get it.


The choices in this poll are:

Yes
No
Gefilte fish
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depends, does CATO fit in this description?
George Soros said:
The Open Society Institute’s National Security and Human Rights Campaign provides grants to U.S.-based organizations working to promote progressive national security policies that respect human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. The campaign’s grantmaking supports efforts to advance the following five policy goals:

* End arbitrary detention and the use of secret prisons, restore due process, eliminate the use of torture and extraordinary rendition of terror suspects, and close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
* Reform surveillance laws and policies to restrict warrantless and unchecked surveillance and restore broad privacy protections at the federal, state, and local levels.
* Ensure that anti-terrorism laws and law enforcement activities do not target freedom of speech, association, or religious expression.
* Reduce the practice of racial, ethnic, and religious profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian, and Middle Eastern (MASA) individuals and communities, and build the capacity of MASA organizations to fight abusive national security policies disproportionately directed at them and promote the acceptance of MASA communities in American society.
* Decrease government secrecy, restore strong oversight of executive action taken in the name of national security, and expose and hold U.S. government officials and private actors accountable for abuses and violations of the law.
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Yes? No? Please enlighten us, why is Soros funding CATO? I'm sure it must disappoint you.
 
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Heh, this topic was short lived.

I think it's been apparent for quite some time that Cato's foreign policy is strictly libertarian, and as a result isn't popular with all mainstream conservative groups. However, as Darkwizard points out, only a complete dullard would think that implies socialism.

Next time pbrauer, I'd look and see why the money is being donated; it'll avoid embarrassing moments like these.
 
Areopagitican said:
Heh, this topic was short lived.

I think it's been apparent for quite some time that Cato's foreign policy is strictly libertarian, and as a result isn't popular with all mainstream conservative groups. However, as Darkwizard points out, only a complete dullard would think that implies socialism.

Next time pbrauer, I'd look and see why the money is being donated; it'll avoid embarrassing moments like these.
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Embarrassing moment? :lamo Not on you life pal, my tongue was firmly placed in my cheek when I started this thread. It's not about Cato, but (((GB))).

Glenn Beck *Now Entangled In Soros Web | Media Matters for America
 
Ockham said:
How did I KNOW Media Matters was at the root of this?
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Why does it matter? The information I povided is accurate, they used Google to find it. And looking back, there is more grant money than I thought.

Cato Institute
$80,000 over 2 years to support a public and policymaker education campaign on the threats to civilliberties that a national system of identification would pose.

Cato Institute
$150,000 over 3 years to support the Civil Liberties and Counterterrorism Initiative as it engages withnational security, counterterrorism, and foreign policy experts from across the political spectrum in thedevelopment and dissemination of policy recommendations for an effective counterterrorism strategy thatprotects civil liberties, human rights, and the rule of law.

Cato Institute
$37,150 over 1 year to support a project to educate policymakers and the public on the dangers of anational system of identification and monitor efforts to create such a system.

Cato Institute
$25,935 over 1 year to support a project to educate policymakers and the public on the dangers of anational system of identification and monitor efforts to create such a system
 
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Grim17 said:
You didn't think he actually had an original thought did you?

lolololololololol
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Do you have an original thought about George Soros giving money to the Cato Institute? George Soros is the guy your hero, Glenn Beck, like to demonize.
 
The CATO Institute is proof that both Hell and the Devil exist.
 
That's because Beck is a clown, he's entertaining.

I don't think I've ever seen Soros do anything funny or entertaining.

People make fun of Beck because he's an idiot. Beckians are obsessed with Soros because they think he's taking over the world.
 
Simple.

Soros is liberal Democrat.

The Cato Institute is libertarian. Libertarian, as a third party, sucks more votes away from Republicans than Democrats.

Soros aids libertarian think-tank -> fewer votes for R.

At least, that's probably what he thought when he did it.... assuming the decision wasn't made by some flunky rather than Soros personally.
 
Goshin said:
Simple.

Soros is liberal Democrat.

The Cato Institute is libertarian. Libertarian, as a third party, sucks more votes away from Republicans than Democrats.

Soros aids libertarian think-tank -> fewer votes for R.

At least, that's probably what he thought when he did it.... assuming the decision wasn't made by some flunky rather than Soros personally.
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:yt

I think that summarizes the entire thing as aptly as possible.
 
pbrauer said:
Embarrassing moment? :lamo Not on you life pal, my tongue was firmly placed in my cheek when I started this thread. It's not about Cato, but (((GB))).

Glenn Beck *Now Entangled In Soros Web | Media Matters for America
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Warning to Glenn Beck: You're 'hurting' George Soros &' his business' - National Political Transcripts | Examiner.com



By now it's common knowledge that Glenn Beck is no fan of financier and philanthropist George Soros. Time and again, Beck has attacked Soros with anti-Semitic stereotypes, referring to him as a "puppet master" who controls the media, the political process, and the global economy. Moreover, he has routinely smeared progressives associated with Soros, fabricating lies about their political affiliations and accusing them of engaging in radical behavior.
Glenn Beck *Now Entangled In Soros Web | Media Matters for America

George Soros Gives Media Matters $1M to Thwart Fox News | The Atlantic Wire
By now it's common knowledge that George Soros is no fan of Fox News and talk show host Glenn Beck.. Time and again, Soros through his funding of Media Matters has attacked Glenn Beck with lies, calling his talk anti-Semitic, sending him a movie about a drunken talk show host who ends up suicidal. .
 
To claim George Soros is a socialist is ridiculous. Glenn Beck and his followers are so ignorant of history that most of them probably don't know that Soros was instrumental in shutting down many socialist governments in Eastern Russia. The last time I saw such penis envy was when Clinton was around. I guess Glenn Beck is mad that an atheist like Soros has done more for democracy and freedom than any ****ty rally ever could.
 
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Goshin said:
Simple.

Soros is liberal Democrat.

The Cato Institute is libertarian. Libertarian, as a third party, sucks more votes away from Republicans than Democrats.

Soros aids libertarian think-tank -> fewer votes for R.

At least, that's probably what he thought when he did it.... assuming the decision wasn't made by some flunky rather than Soros personally.
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I think you make a good point. Sometimes I wonder who hates Republicans more, Democrats or Libertarians. Libertarians (the pothead and anarcho types) hate Repbulicans because they feel their existence keeps Libertarians from the prominence they are due.
 
American said:
I think you make a good point. Sometimes I wonder who hates Republicans more, Democrats or Libertarians. Libertarians (the pothead and anarcho types) hate Repbulicans because they feel their existence keeps Libertarians from the prominence they are due.
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No its more that Republicans and Conservatives for the most part are still hypocritical statists, despite the rethoric.
 
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Throwing these "socialist" / "communist" labels around is something that parrots do the moment they reach their computers, after having just heard a shreiking pundit. It's tempting to do the same thing in order to make some kind of "point," but that foolish game is just that.
 
Goshin said:
Simple.

Soros is liberal Democrat.

The Cato Institute is libertarian. Libertarian, as a third party, sucks more votes away from Republicans than Democrats.

Soros aids libertarian think-tank -> fewer votes for R.

At least, that's probably what he thought when he did it.... assuming the decision wasn't made by some flunky rather than Soros personally.
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This is just silly and way off the mark, the money given was NOT campaign money. Besides libertarians more often than not vote Republican.
 
chevydriver1123 said:
No its more that Republicans and Conservatives for the most part are still hypocritical statists, despite the rethoric.
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And libertarians can't get into office. Get a clue!
 
Barbbtx said:
ummm.. we have Rand Paul
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Finally, after 500 years, they get one single freaking libertarian (running as a Republican) into office. Either their platform sucks or their candidates do. Constantly pissing and moaning, besmirching Republicans and acting like Republicans are worse than Democrat have gotten them the reward they deserve. Don't confuse most libertarians with constitutionalists. IMO libertarians like Rev are more like constitutionalists (e.g., Tea Partiers), but some of the others are crazy anarcho malcontents who spend their days bashing the Republican Party and smoking pot.
 
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