Anonymous wrote:Ok, why are “personal liberties” and “free markets” bad things and why does everyone here hate this so much?
Explain it to me like I’m 5 years old.
Because I don’t understand why these are bad things. What’s wrong with a newspaper editorial page that advocates for personal freedoms? What is wrong with free markets? Is a state-controlled economy more desirable? Have any of you who are upset about this actually lived anywhere with a state controlled economy?
I just don’t get the outrage here. Please help explain it to me?
It's not the topics he picked (for me, at least) it's him controlling what the paper will be allowed to publish. That directly undermines the integrity of the paper. A newspaper is not his personal blog.
I feel bad for the WaPo, which continues to do some great journalism with the few resources they have left. I had put off unsubscribing until today (I already quit Prime in response to some other Bezos nonsense) but this was the line for me.