Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By Dan Froomkin

The shocking decision by The Washington Post not to make an endorsement in the presidential election — breaking with a decades long tradition — is an extremely powerful statement. A non-endorsement says Donald Trump is a reasonable choice.

It says: We are so terrified of a Trump presidency that we are bending the knee in advance. Most importantly, it makes clear that owner Jeff Bezos doesn’t want to lose government business in a second Trump administration.

These institutions are not just succumbing to authoritarianism, they are advancing it.

I can’t imagine statements any more inappropriate from the newspaper of Watergate, the newspaper I spent 12 years working my ass off for. It’s heartbreaking. It makes me sick to my stomach.

https://www.salon.com/2024/10/25/billionaires-have-broken-media-washington-posts-non-endorsement-is-a-sickening-moral-collapse/

[Buttoneer]

1. Billionaires are killing the United States. n/t

[travelingthrulife]

4. My dad died at 99 years of age a few years ago.

He remained sharp as a tack and would frequently state, "rich people are going to kill this country" as a statement of fact, not hyperbole.

[msongs]

2. and yet people flock to amazon cuz they can save 10 cents on made in china junk. eff democracy then lol nt

[orthoclad]

8. And look at all the twixxer addiction

Not long ago, about half the posts here were just blank "Link to tweet". At least that stat has improved.

[LymphocyteLover]

3. Sickening indeed. And billionaires shouldn't even exist

[dalton99a]

5. The French had a rather elegant solution, which was simple and mechanical

[orthoclad]

7. Much quicker and more humane than botched injections.

[orthoclad]

6. "The Media" are doing exactly the job they were bought for:

promoting the interests of the ruling class.

These zillionaires are not afraid of Trump. They want to use Trump. He'll be the rodeo clown grabbing our eyeballs while they pick our pockets.