Opinion | Alexander Soros: My father, George Soros, is white supremacists' favorite target. But they won't stop us. - NBCNewsTHINK
The hatred, which is ripping apart the fabric of this country, does not deter my father or me. As a young teenager in his native Budapest, my father survived the extermination of Hungary's Jewish population under the Nazi occupation — an experience that shaped his view of the world. Since the, he has given away more than $15 billion to further the ideal of an"open society" in which equality and the protection of one's fundamental individual rights are paramount.
It is not charity, and his outlook represents more than mere solidarity with others who have endured similar fates. He believes in an open society because Jews and other minorities need rights and equality under the law to prevent another Holocaust. These notions can be a challenge to those who profit from an unjust status quo. Over the years, my father has made plenty of political enemies, from
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