It seems like it would be less polarizing if it was the default state for news and information outlets to not endorse any candidate ever and just remain as neutral as possible.
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#82Good because newspapers should not be endorsing candidates.
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Agreed, but that's just them voting for their interests, not voting to end democracy.
The destruction of democracy is a convenient byproduct of their consolidation of power. Fascism in germany was convenient for the wealthy-- even if they weren't the architects of it.
In the long term was it a good thing for the wealthy though ?
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Of course not. However they are like 5% more willing to pursue anti-trust action and enforce regulations. Even a small threat like that will be resisted by the ultra wealthy.
You understand that anti-trust and regulations exist to support capitalism right? You understand that that is why those things exist right? Because absent those comments you don't get capitalism, because absent those things you don't have a free market
If you think a free market is a requirement for capitalism then by definition sure. If you think it is about the distribution of ownership over capital then the free market doesn't matter. Many political scientists refer to the economic model of the USSR as "State Capitalism" because the state owns the means of production.
Would you rather I use a word like "Cronyism" to specify private ownership of capital without free-market competition?
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#85More interesting to me is that this is the third tech billionaire to take a decidedly different stance than he did previously. Musk is quite active, but even Zuckerberg took a much more neutral stance for 2024. Honestly I'm more surprised that Bezos even bothered. Does he really think the endorsement of The Washington Post editorial board is so significant that it's worth intervening? That seems implausible.
Musk is a true believer, but Zuck and Bezos probably fear retribution from Trump if he wins and they endorsed Harris.
Isn’t this like Russia’s oligarchy?
I’m not enamored with Democrats, but Trump doesn’t share Constitutional values and I’m very much for independent journalism.
This is bad.
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I'd be incredibly surprised if there are even 100 people who: - Don't know who The Washington Post editorial board would endorse - Would change who they are voting for based on this lack of endorsement But I could be wrong.
We’re in. Situation wheee one of the candidates routinely criticizes us and praises our enemies, and still pulls at about 42%. Rationality is not in evidence.
If this race is right, then whatever I thought about people was wrong.
Then again, I always wonder what the hell actually went through peoples minds in Nazi Germany.
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The majority of Democrats wanted Biden to drop out and approve of Harris as the nominee https://apnews.com/article/poll-joe-biden-kamala-harris-dona...
The point is that Democratic voters didn't get a chance to have their voice heard. Conducting polling is post-hoc rationalization for Harris being installed by party leaders in unprecedentedly anti-democratic action.
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Musk is a true believer, but Zuck and Bezos probably fear retribution from Trump if he wins and they endorsed Harris.
Isn’t this like Russia’s oligarchy? I’m not enamored with Democrats, but Trump doesn’t share Constitutional values and I’m very much for independent journalism. This is bad.
If this is true, it’s beyond bad. It may be the beginning of the end of the free world.
Re: Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris
#90It seems like it would be less polarizing if it was the default state for news and information outlets to not endorse any candidate ever and just remain as neutral as possible.
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I definitely remember the 1990s differently.
They still had endorsements, but it just wasn’t spelled out that way.
Instead, just prominent opinions, hit pieces, etc.