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Hello Darkness My Old Friend (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/politicalmemes

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The owner, Bezos, forced the editorial staff to not publish an endorsement of Harris

The editorial staff are in more or less open revolt, and large numbers of subscribers have canceled their subscriptions and committed to not buying from Amazon.

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 3 days ago (1 children)

An independent newspaper might someday choose to back away from making presidential endorsements. But this isn’t the right moment, when one candidate is advocating positions that directly threaten freedom of the press and the values of the Constitution.

Beautifully put.

[–] danc4498 14 points 3 days ago

Makes me hope even more that Harris will tax these fuckers into oblivion. Nobody should be a billionaire period. And wealthy individuals shouldn’t have enough power to be able to impact elections.

[–] Phoenix3875 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So the endorsement ban publicized their stance even more widely. I don't even know whom any other newspaper endorsed.

[–] Serinus 17 points 3 days ago

I know who the LA Times endorsed. (Exact same thing happened there.)

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Strong worded letter again. As long as they still come to work tomorrow, Bezos can use them as he likes.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There have already been resignations over it. Not quite sure how many

[–] grue 47 points 3 days ago

Instead of resigning individually, they should strike collectively.

[–] dohpaz42 23 points 3 days ago

It’s got to start somewhere, and it usually starts small. Let’s focus on building up the momentum, so that little snowball turns into an avalanche.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

You can't blame people for needing a job. They probably don't exactly have a choice other than to keep working.

[–] yesman 14 points 3 days ago

I'm having trouble being outraged by a robber-Barron trying to influence American politics by controlling a media outlet, because to do so would imply that that is outside the norm or unusual in some way.

This isn't even recent. We once occupied the Philippines and continue to occupy Guantanamo Bay behind the yellow journalism of rich cunt newspapermen Herst and Pulitzer who were in a competition to out lie each other, that was 1898.

[–] Hobbes_Dent 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh that’s good.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago

If a couple percent of the population stops shopping there, Amazon will miss it's quarterly numbers and the stock price will fall sharply.

[–] count_dongulus 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not like Bezos is there running anything day to day. Management could ignore him, say OK sure thing boss, and print it anyway. What's he gonna do? Fire them? 🤷

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago

What’s he gonna do? Fire them? 🤷

...yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Did WaPo change their byline to this, or is this OP satire?