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David Rockefeller’s True Legacy

Item: The New York Times reported on March 20, 2017: “David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded vast influence around the world for even longer as he spread the gospel of American capitalism, died on Monday morning [March 20] at his home in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. He was 101.” “His philanthropy was monumental,” the Times reported, guided by his “sense of noblesse oblige.” He was also “a peripatetic advocate of the economic interests of the United States” and “was received in foreign capitals with the honors accorded a chief of state.”

Item: Typical of many obituaries for Rockefeller, the one provided by the Associated Press described him as growing up “in a famous American family that taught its children that wealth brings great responsibility. Even as children, he and his siblings had to set aside portions of their allowances for charitable giving.” And, according to the AP account, “he embraced business and traveled and spoke widely as a champion of enlightened capitalism.”

Correction: The news stories and obituaries announcing the death of David Rockefeller refer to him as a banker, billionaire, businessman, art lover, and philanthropist. He was much more than that, but there has been little among the glowing tributes in the Rockefeller-friendly media to hint at his darker passions and accomplishments, particularly as they relate to his promotion of globalism and world government.

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