The Washington Post and Jeff Bezos should be ashamed

Jeff Bezos

 
"I really disagree. The Post thought, it has a news side and an editorial side. It's one institution. During Watergate — can I go back 50-plus years to talk about? When Carl Bernstein and I wrote stories that were denied, the Washington Post editorial department stood squarely behind us all of the way."

- Bob Woodward on ABC's The View

The Washington Post, the newspaper that uncovered the Watergate scandal, should be ashamed of itself.  It has refused to stand up for democracy.  It has refused to endorse a candidate in the 2024 election.  How disgraceful!  There is a clear choice in this election between a man who will not recognize the peaceful transfer of power, who is a misogynist and racist, and a woman who want to lift everyone up.  Kamala Harris does not consider her political opponents to be enemies.  

The Washington Post has traditionally backed candidates since the 1980s.  However, owner Jeff Bezos declared that the tradition had ended, despite the fact that a written endorsement for Harris had been in the works.  It is estimated that about 200,000 subscribers cancelled their subscription to The Post after Bezos announcement.  Furthermore, three members of the editorial board resigned from their posts in protest.

Frankly, I'm not surprised at Bezos' decision.  He's a billionaire, the founder of Amazon.  Trump is known to be favoured by billionaires.  When he was president, he gifted them with tax breaks.  He will do it again if he should return to the White House.  Let me be clear.  I don't believe that billionaires should be soaked.  I strongly believe, however, that they should pay their fair share.  They control too much of the wealth of America.  Some, like Elon Musk, are greedy Trump supporters.  They want to Medicare and repeal the Affordable Care Act.  They know that Trump will do their bidding.  Trump and his friends do not care about ordinary people who have suffered through a pandemic and are trying to support their families  

The Los Angeles Times and USA Today have also opted not to support Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump.  Are these publications too cowardly to take a stand?  Are they afraid that if they do not support Trump, he will regard them as "enemies of the people" should he win the election?

- Joanne