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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
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    #8

    Is there anyone who isn’t offended by the choice we are presented with? That’s the message here.

    “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
    ― Douglas Adams

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    • wtgW Offline
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      wtg
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      #9

      Bezos' op-ed. I don't think it's behind a paywall, as I was able to get to it directly on their site without a subscription.

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust/

      When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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        CHAS
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        #10

        Cancelled my subscription

        “I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.”—Gloria Steinem to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Wiser Than Me

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        • wtgW Offline
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          wtg
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          #11

          It's worth reading.

          When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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          • MikM Mik

            Is there anyone who isn’t offended by the choice we are presented with? That’s the message here.

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            Steve Miller
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            #12

            @Mik

            Yeah, me.

            I think Harris is an excellent choice.

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            • MikM Offline
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              Mik
              wrote on last edited by Mik
              #13

              Who's choice is she? No one voted for her. She was appointed.

              “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
              ― Douglas Adams

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              • LisaL Offline
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                Lisa
                wrote on last edited by Lisa
                #14

                Mik - everyone who voted for Biden implicitly also voted for Harris last time. If Biden kicked the bucket tomorrow, she'd be president as the result of that vote. I'm a Dem and I'm not offended at not having had the chance to vote for my party's candidate in the primary - heck, by the time PA gets around to holding their primary election, the candidate has already been chosen anyway, so I never get a say in the presidential primary ever - it's no different this time. But for what it's worth, I would have had no issue voting for her - I've been way unhappier with the folks chosen for me by Iowa, NH, and SC in the past........

                Oh and I did cancel my WaPo sub on Saturday. I always talked them down to a $29 rate for the year so I doubt they'll miss me much, but screw them. "Democracy dies in darkness" my ass.

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                  Steve Miller
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                  #15

                  “Anticipatory Obedience”.

                  Everyone is falling nicely in line.

                  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal

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                  • RontunerR Online
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                    #16

                    Instead of canceling WaPo, Cancel Amazon if you want to make a statement... And no, I'm not the least bit offended by being able to vote for Harris.

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                    • LisaL Offline
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                      It's not even like I'm canceling to stick it to Jeff (like I said, I don't think my $29/year is gonna make a difference - he probably makes more than that every millisecond just by existing).

                      I'm canceling because I'm paying for trustworthy reporting and I don't think they are delivering that anymore. When a newspaper can't do it's one and only job, it's time to find a better newspaper.

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                        #18

                        I'm one of the (now) 250,000 who have cancelled.

                        I get the idea of canceling Amazon, but I don't think that that sends much of a signal. First, it's a drop in a bucket. Second, it's not tied to his ownership of a Newspaper.

                        Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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                          Piano*Dad
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                          #19

                          [pedant hat on] People are using the word decimate to describe the cancellations. This is one of the few times that the word is used accurately. To decimate is to reduce by 10%. [pedant hat off]

                          Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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                            Steve Miller
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                            It’s close. I’ve seen estimates of 8%.

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