La vision crépusculaire de George Soros, 76 ans, milliardaire et philanthrope

Milliardaire, investisseur international, philanthrope pour diverses institutions politiques, George Soros vient de fêter ses 76 ans en publiant un livre au ton crépusculaire, à la vision aussi noire que de l’encre. The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror trace le portrait d’une Amérique qui a perdu tout sens et qui a perdu sa voie. « But in the five years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks the nation has lost its way, the international financier asserts in his latest book. »

The Courrier-Journal, de Louisville, Kentucky, rend compte d’une rencontre avec Soros, article repris le 3 septembre sur le site CommonDreams.org.

Soros a notamment choisi comme l’un des sujets de son livre, la pensée et le jugement face à la réalité, et la façon dont cette pensée et ce jugement tendent à déformer cette réalité pour se complaire à eux-mêmes. Sujet aujourd’hui universel lorsqu’il est question des USA, bien proche de notre virtualisme.

Soros « said individuals and governments often make fatal mistakes because they become consumed with their own bias and rhetoric, even when facts contradict that version of reality.

» “We are open to correct our errors, or we (insist) that our view is, in fact, the reality that we have to deal with,” he said.

» The “fallibility” in the book title refers to a leadership philosophy, which Soros advocates, that acknowledges the limits of its own wisdom and knowledge, and seeks constant improvement.

» “Understanding is imperfect, and there is a reality beyond our will,” he said. “The truth can be manipulated, but the extent to which the outcome will approximate our will depends on the extent to which our understanding approximates reality.”

» In terms of the war on terror, Soros said the Bush administration's rigid thinking produces such consequences as heavy casualties among civilians — whose rage and resentment feed terrorism. Waging war against an abstraction prevents dealing with each threat on its merit, he said.

» “We went wrong in our response to 9/11,” Soros said. “(Franklin) Roosevelt would have said we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Instead of that, our leaders exploited our … fears, and misled us.” »

Mis en ligne le 4 septembre 2006 à 15H04