How did "Soros-funded" become an excuse for people not to engage in the real issues plaguing the country?

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/klamath-falls-oregon-victory-declared-over-antifa-which-never-showed-n1226681
https://www.adl.org/blog/soros-conspiracy-theories-and-the-protests-a-gateway-to-antisemitism
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49584157
https://www.adl.org/blog/the-anti-semitism-lurking-behind-george-soros-conspiracy-theories