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by derbOac 484 days ago
It remains to be seen what he means by it in practice. It is possible many will be pleasantly surprised at what emerges.

This article does suggest Shipley wanted a more balanced, "both sides" approach to the opinions section, which I agree with Bezos is shortsighted and sort of shallow:

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309725/jeff-bezos-wash...

On the other hand, it's difficult for me to imagine David Shipley leaving over that alone if there wasn't something pointed or questionable about what Bezos was suggesting. Also, if Bezos' recent interventions are any guide, he isn't exactly pushing for greater freedom of speech, or more rigorous critique, at the Washington Post — there's a "liberty for me but not for thee" kind of sense to his actions.

If Bezos wanted to turn the Washington Post into some kind of Reason Magazine with a primary news arm attached to it, it wouldn't be the worst thing in my opinion for me personally. But I'm skeptical of his vision without more evidence: for one thing, if he wanted to come out swinging, he could have made his vision clear.

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Perhaps you should re-familiarize yourself with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ironic you bring that up, because there was a time in America where the Supreme Court had ruled that children could be forced to recite it.
Can you be more specific? Do you mean the history or the content?
"With _liberty_ and justice for all"? This should be pretty bipartisan IMO.
I’m still not sure what you mean. Do you mean that Bezos’ definition of Liberty aligns with the pledge of allegiance?
Of course you aren't. But if you weren't deliberately dense, you'd see that Bezos didn't give a definition of personal liberty. He just told them that it matters, and they should write about it every now and then. One would think that in the US writing about personal liberty would not raise any controversy, but here we are.
Say more?