Bill Gates: Liberal Communist

please note, Zizek, as a political philosopher, uses Liberal in a very specific sense regarding Liberalism as an ideology as opposed to the much more generalised usage prevalent in the USA

This article by Slavoj Zizek is from 2006 but still makes worthwhile points about the lauded charity of men like George Soros and Bill Gates and how it is used to justify damaging and negative actions on their part. Zizek draws comparisons to Andrew Carnegie which he is right to do but I feel it is important to note the deeper roots of this practice, that of Noblesse Oblige where aristocrats for centuries have thrown the peasants a few crumbs to keep them in line.

However the key thing to remember about Noblesse Oblige is not just that it is a manipulation tactic, a damage control method, but also that it is a tactic of legitimation. The elite are right to do whatever evil they will because they know best how to do decent and good things. Or to put it another way "You lefties are just jealous of Bill Gates' success, after all, now he is rich look at all the good he is doing!" It aims to propagate the idea the general public don't know how best to improve things and that the concentration of wealth required for individuals to be able to fund grand charitable projects is desirable.