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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTX Sen Candidate Ted Cruz Spouts Paranoid Fantasy About UN/George Soros Conspiracy To Eliminate Golf
In an article that would appear to be a poorly-executed parody of Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruzs (R) right-wing beliefs it Cruz had not posted it on his own website, the Tea Party stalwart touts a truly ridiculous conspiracy theory about George Soros secretly partnering with the United Nations to come into our cities and eliminate our right to play golf:
In 1992, the United Nations adopted Agenda 21 to achieve a more efficient and equitable world economy, outlining a process to eliminate environmental decay and social injustice through micromanaging industries, communities, and culture. They will meet again next year to discuss its progress in over 100 nations.
The originator of this grand scheme is George Soros, who candidly supports socialism and believes that global development must progress through eliminating national sovereignty and private property. He has given millions to this project. But he is not the only one promoting this plan; in fact, the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) now consists of over 600 cities in the United States.
Agenda 21 attempts to abolish unsustainable environments, including golf courses, grazing pastures, and paved roads. It hopes to leave mother earths surface unscratched by mankind. . . . Agenda 21 subverts liberty, our property rights, and our sovereignty.
The originator of this grand scheme is George Soros, who candidly supports socialism and believes that global development must progress through eliminating national sovereignty and private property. He has given millions to this project. But he is not the only one promoting this plan; in fact, the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) now consists of over 600 cities in the United States.
Agenda 21 attempts to abolish unsustainable environments, including golf courses, grazing pastures, and paved roads. It hopes to leave mother earths surface unscratched by mankind. . . . Agenda 21 subverts liberty, our property rights, and our sovereignty.
In reality, Agenda 21 is a twenty year-old non-binding resolution which speaks largely at a very high level of generality about reducing poverty and building sustainable living environments. The United States is one of 178 nations that signed onto this non-binding agenda and we did so during the Bush Administration. So if Agenda 21 actually were a nefarious Soros plot to destroy paved roads and take away our sacred right to golf courses, it has worked very badly. Two decades after Agenda 21 was produced, Ted Cruz himself is still allowed to sell golf shirts on his website with minimal intrusion from UN peacekeepers.
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TX Sen Candidate Ted Cruz Spouts Paranoid Fantasy About UN/George Soros Conspiracy To Eliminate Golf (Original Post)
Galraedia
Mar 2012
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How very 1% of him. "ZOMG they're gonna take my favorite golf courses away - you know -
kestrel91316
Mar 2012
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Golf would be much more interesting with snipers. nt
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)2. How very 1% of him. "ZOMG they're gonna take my favorite golf courses away - you know -
the ones that require a $50k/yr membership and a per round fee of $1000?"
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. "...when they take my putter from my cold, dead hand"