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by zzleeper 88 days ago
I'm sure he didn't bought the WaPo to make a profit. More like to have an influence.
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mrwh 88 days ago
It's noblesse oblige, or rather an example of the end of noblesse oblige, that the super rich don't even have to pretend to do things for others any more. Which, I would suggest, is a short-sighted and ultimately hubristicaly stupid change...
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ithkuil 88 days ago
And influence he got. Gutting it was an act of influence and carried the message he wanted to carry across quite perfectly
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GolfPopper 88 days ago
His reason for buying it has been right there in front of us all along: Democracy Dies In Darkenss

It's just like "To Serve Man".

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thomassmith65 88 days ago
This is absurdly pedantic, but the fact that the Twilight Zone episode relies on a pun makes the two phrases somewhat different.

They would be alike if the book title had been "If Mankind isn't at the Table, Mankind is on the Menu"

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