The Washington Post is not doing well. They’re losing revenue with a subscription model that doesn’t work. Yet, that’s the least of the worries for the lefty staff at the publication: Owner Jeff Bezos issued a new editorial directive that caused an uproar with all the right people. The paper is going to be promoting actual values that most Americans, except for the godless communists, support. Bezos responded to the consternations about the changes, and they were sort of based.
Simply put, he said promoting freedom, liberty, and free markets aren’t fascistic values. If anything, it’s the opposite. But Mr. Bezos is experiencing what many have in recent years, which is that whatever liberals find disagreeable is labeled, racist, sexist, homophobic, misogynistic, and fascist (via NY Post):
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended his decision to overhaul the newspaper’s opinion page, insisting there’s nothing “fascist” about advocating for “personal liberties and free markets.”
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Bezos also responded to an X user who wrote that the e-commerce company he founded has been the beneficiary of tax breaks and government subsidies.
“We do NOT have free markets today and have not had them for a very long time. In general, corporate subsidies and special interest tax breaks are great examples of where government interferes with free markets,” Bezos wrote on Sunday.
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Bezos also replied to an X user who posted a quote from economist Milton Friedman, who said: “Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”
“Yes they are very much intertwined. This is under appreciated but very true. Thank you,” Bezos wrote.
When another X user remarked that “free markets and personal liberties are what defines America,” Bezos replied: “To a very large degree this is true. These principles are critical and worth defending and in need of defense.”
Who knows if this is sustainable, that is if Bezos will continue this direction after the next presidential election. For now, it’s funny to see how everyone starts behaving once Trump won the 2024 election. Also, for all the liberal hatred toward Elon Musk because he’s a billionaire, do libs feel the same way about Bezos now since he wants to defend what’s universally seen as American values?
I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) February 26, 2025
I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.
We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too…
