Wrath of Khan: Are Jeff Bezos and That Other Billionaire Really Afraid?

 

"Oligarchs controlling the newsroom to curry favor with a fascist"

--@NickyFrank30 

That comment was made on Twitter after the owners of the WashPost and the L.A. Times (Jeff Bezos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong) refused the recommendations of their editors to endorse Kamala Harris for president. For practically zillions of observers it looks like cowardice in the face of a feared dictator. If Trump wins.

I've been under some pressure to cancel my own subscription to the WashPost, like apparently a bunch of others have done, but I'm not going to cancel my subscription. I get solid, verified news about politics and politicians from the WashPost. I can ignore the editorials, harden my heart to a rightward tilt, if the news remains the news. Besides, hurting the billionaire owner of a news org only hurts his underpaid and harassed journalists and support staff, if he decides to lay people off because the backlash against him has cut into profits.

Kowtowing to a fascist by the owners of the news is the story here, and the reason to worry.