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George Soros

ya pikolas, 30 Oktoba 2011

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pikolas (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 9:07:12 alasiri

I'm not sure whether this has been brought up before or not, so here it goes:

Does anyone know if UEA or the Esperanto movement ever turned to George Soros for financing or donations?

From this Wikipedia article it would seem that perhaps this wouldn't be so unlikely, ĉu ne?

RiotNrrd (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 9:23:33 alasiri

pikolas:Does anyone know if UEA or the Esperanto movement ever turned on George Soros for financing or donations?
(I think you mean "turned TO"; "turned on", in this context, would mean "attacked".)*

I haven't heard that he has been terribly active in the Esperanto movement in many decades.

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* In a slightly different context, "to turn on" means "to sexually arouse", which you also probably don't mean. It's one of those little idiomatic traps that English sets for the non-native.

pikolas (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 9:40:15 alasiri

RiotNrrd:(I think you mean "turned TO")
You're right, thanks! I've corrected it.

qwertz (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 9:43:19 alasiri

pikolas:
From this Wikipedia article it would seem that perhaps this wouldn't be so unlikely, ĉu ne?
You assume that regarding "...and began funding dissident movements behind the iron curtain..."?

novatago (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 10:31:19 alasiri

pikolas:Does anyone know if UEA or the Esperanto movement ever turned to George Soros for financing or donations?
I have read somewhere (perhaps here) that he has a foundation, and someone asked to it help for some project; it was granted if i don't remember wrong.

Ĝis, Novatago.

pikolas (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Oktoba 2011 11:49:40 alasiri

qwertz:
pikolas:
From this Wikipedia article it would seem that perhaps this wouldn't be so unlikely, ĉu ne?
You assume that regarding "...and began funding dissident movements behind the iron curtain..."?
Not quite. On a different section it is said that he has donated over 8 billion dollars to charity and such. He seems like a very active philantropist.

ceigered (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 31 Oktoba 2011 1:54:34 asubuhi

Esperanto might not be seen as a philanthropist-enough goal.

(Why? Because mostly capable seemingly people speak Esperanto okulumo.gif - OK, not entirely true, but I suspet the UEA would be seen as capable enough!)

qwertz (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Novemba 2011 11:26:03 asubuhi

pikolas:
qwertz:
You assume that regarding "...and began funding dissident movements behind the iron curtain..."?
Not quite. On a different section it is said that he has donated over 8 billion dollars to charity and such. He seems like a very active philantropist.
Very sympathetic intention.

ceigered:Esperanto might not be seen as a philanthropist-enough goal.

(Why? Because mostly capable seemingly people speak Esperanto okulumo.gif - OK, not entirely true, but I suspet the UEA would be seen as capable enough!)
Tsss, tsss. Don't criticize the sole claims of the movement. okulumo.gif

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