[csb6]

> Who cares anyway today about newspapers and tv

Maybe the subscribers of the Post? They (reportedly) left in droves after Bezos interfered to stop the opinion board from endorsing a candidate and more recently fired nearly all international reporters. (including those in warzones)

He owns the paper and can do what he wants within the bounds of the law, but anyone is also free to criticize the decisions he makes, and subscribers are free to unsubscribe.

Criticism is about what someone ought to do, not what they can do. (these are very different)

[whatever1]

Obviously his strategy with WA post seems to be working (for him and his ventures). He secured contracts both for AWS and Blue Origin from a seemingly hostile gov. Even if everyone unsubscribes and journalists leave, it was still a good investment.

So the shareholders of Amazon are happy. He did the right thing.

Was it moral or good for the American republic? Again, he is not an elected official so it doesn’t matter. We opted to give him so much unchecked power.

[csb6]

> Was it moral or good for the American republic? Again, he is not an elected official so it doesn’t matter.

Not sure where you have gotten this idea that morality or "doing the right thing" only applies to elected officials. The choices people make can be criticized even if those choices were legal or beneficial for their investors.

Destroying the credibility of a leading newspaper for some lucrative government contracts seems to be a net loss for society, but hey, at least Amazon's investors are happy and Bezos' tremendously unprofitable space company has some more cash.