In 30s-40s Germany this was called working towards the Fuhrer. Not getting directives per se, but anticipating what the leader would like. Bezos is one of many in the US doing this. - ThreadSky

darrenm1973.bsky.social • 3 days ago

In 30s-40s Germany this was called working towards the Fuhrer. Not getting directives per se, but anticipating what the leader would like. Bezos is one of many in the US doing this.

Reposted from The Guardian

Bezos directs Washington Post opinion pages to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’

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dawgmother.bsky.social•2 days ago

Totalitarianism at its worst.

ljak07.bsky.social•2 days ago

Every fucking one of these assholes needs to be divested of their companies and billions. Way too much power, too much influence and too much money. Enough is enough.

chamsinista.bsky.social•3 days ago

Obey in advance.

herronbird.bsky.social•2 days ago

The lever Mother jones, drop site, jacobin Pro publica… plenty of not for profit media doin it right if you want to spend your @washingtonpost.com money elsewhere also @zeteo.com and @rollingstone.com doing some good stuff

nursevan.bsky.social•2 days ago

Another billionaire ruining our free speech & an excellent paper. If you have not canceled your membership, do so now. There are many genuinely independent news sources to use.

This is yet another reason billionaires should not exist; greed is a disease we can't afford. We see this daily now.

theturk.bsky.social•2 days ago

Personal Liberties, right. And who can get the most out of personal liberties? The rich, of course, and the people who profit from big business. As for the average working family. Hahahahahaha.

tundrastyle.bsky.social•2 days ago

All the President’s Men 2

wendella.bsky.social•3 days ago

Of all kinds of censorship, autocrats like self-censorship the best.

loblaws-balrog.bsky.social•2 days ago

another way to say this is, bezos is acting in his class interests, which are adverse to all of our class interests. it’s not that we have capitalists of low character, it’s that capitalism elevates these people in the first place

spsnomad.bsky.social•3 days ago

The fun thing is that he’s acting in the interest of getting space contracts, he’s directly competing with Musk and as long as Musk is around, he isn’t going to win any of them, so he’s basically destroying the WaPo for no reason.

spsnomad.bsky.social•3 days ago

I know that “starting a new national newspaper in 2025” isn’t going to make anyone rich, but man oh man, between this and the NYT rural diner fetish, there’s a vacuum there.

mnbundledad.bsky.social•3 days ago

Evidently, this is what it takes for me to cancel my subscription.

somlu.bsky.social•2 days ago

We have a term for this in Germany: Vorauseilender Gehorsam (anticipatory obedience)

justsomeguy007.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think you're doing essentially the same thing.

Watching your kind essentially dismantling Western Civilization by default, gwb's "You're either with us or..." seems quaint by comparison.

darrenm1973.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm sorry, but are you on crack.

justsomeguy007.bsky.social•2 days ago

Decaf Earl Grey

justsomeguy007.bsky.social•2 days ago

I remember when the lefties claimed George W Bush was Hitler, and those who agreed with him were Nazis.
And they pulled the same crap with everyone who followed.
Now I look back on GWB, who I was not a fan of, and can't see the Nazi.

Liberals wanted Nazis so badly they cried and cried until...

darrenm1973.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think you've made a version of me you want to attack. It must be a great view up there, on your pedestal.

zens.bsky.social•3 days ago

We also call this „Gleichschaltung“ of the media.

blubball.bsky.social•2 days ago

that one is actually Selbstgleichschaltung"

gwi1785.bsky.social•3 days ago

orban is also an expert in this.

i would cancel any subscription and pay other media (as long as there are any left)

benzross.bsky.social•3 days ago

"Personal liberties" surely means abortion rights, LGBT+ rights, Black Lives Matter etc., though? How on earth has this become a synonym for conservatism?

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