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I know it's not a very popular cause these days, but "Democracy" seems like a real reason too.


You mean the system of government in which political power is vested in the people who freely elect representatives? Not sure how it applies.


Not sure either. Even Bezos' Washington Post has been pretty critical of the current administration.


Bezos personally blocked the WaPo editorial board from endorsing Kamala resulting in multiple resignations and a 10% loss in subscribers. A paper that adopted the tag line “Democracy Dies in Darkness” bending the knee to an authoritarian who committed election fraud would be hilarious if it weren’t so depressing.

But we shouldn’t be surprised that these liberal journalism outfits consistently fail the public. The same thing happened in Germany in the 20s and 30s with Ullstein. And in Italy with their liberal papers. And with the Times running cover for Hitler’s regime under Ochs.


It's his paper. Not great, but by definition still not anti-democratic.


I would consider the capture of journalist outfits by billionaire capitalists who kowtow to authoritarians to be an erosion of our democracy. They call it the fourth estate for a reason.




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