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OldBaldy1701E

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26. I feel most of them did not have any of that to begin with.

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 10:15 PM

Oct 2024

They had no soul to speak of so they filled that void with the power that having material wealth gives. Which is, again, why we need to. stop letting these revenants get away with being 'above' us. They are not and we need to show them that they are not.

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Ex-WaPo Editor: This Is a Straight Bezos-Trump 'Quid Pro Quo' [View all] Ramsey Barner Oct 2024 OP

Cowardly folding to tyrants buys zero protection in the long run, for anybody. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #1

But isn't Bezos a kind of tyrant himself? Tansy_Gold Oct 2024 #23

He'd only be a sub-tyrant, like Putin's oligarchs, squeezed for DoneOld's benefit, left alone when not useful. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #24

Or... windows.... yardwork Oct 2024 #27

Horrifying Marthe48 Oct 2024 #2

From what little I know, this seems not only plausible and perhaps spot on. Hedging the bets.....n/t Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #3

Wouldn't it be so easy for Bezos to come out and be honest about this? erronis Oct 2024 #11

Would be nice. Not holding my breath Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #13

Democracy for sale in broad daylight. Freethinker65 Oct 2024 #4

We'll not forget this fuckery JoseBalow Oct 2024 #5

Fuck no ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #9

OR this complete card-carrying cowardice. calimary Oct 2024 #20

People forget Sugarmaggie Oct 2024 #6

Welcome to DU, Sugarmaggie! calimary Oct 2024 #21

It's happened before, it's happening again and it will continue especially if he's elected again. chowder66 Oct 2024 #7

Can Bezos really believe Nasruddin Oct 2024 #8

We are watching in real time how oligarchs operate...........never in my 73 years of being in this country turbinetree Oct 2024 #10

My plan to avoid Amazon at all costs seems aocommunalpunch Oct 2024 #12

Something about multibillionaires AverageOldGuy Oct 2024 #14

I feel most of them did not have any of that to begin with. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #26

Billionaires intervening for ultimate power Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #15

When we buy it, read it, turn it on, click it; they aren't the problem we are. Magoo48 Oct 2024 #16

I just cancelled my subscription. Oliver Bolliver Butt Oct 2024 #32

Oh well, no more Amazon for us mdbl Oct 2024 #17

Bezo is not as smart as I thought...... Butterflylady Oct 2024 #18

Shakespeare bmichaelh Oct 2024 #19

I love Shakespearean insults! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #31

Ha! Oh, that is fun, and cathartic! electric_blue68 Oct 2024 #33

Canceling subscriptions and swearing off Amazon isn't going to hurt Jeff Bezos. It'll only hurt the dobleremolque Oct 2024 #22

lets do both Blues Heron Oct 2024 #25

Not continuing to give him our dollars is the only recourse we have against him. Scrivener7 Oct 2024 #39

So, Bezos was the Stormy Daniels in this hush bribe deal? Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #28

Bezos has left himself without a plan B. Brilliant. C_U_L8R Oct 2024 #29

Trump can't be trusted to keep his bargain. He's a liar. surfered Oct 2024 #30

This is all about future government contracts Deminpenn Oct 2024 #34

But why didn't WaPo just endorse Trump instead? Rocknation Oct 2024 #35

Simply not endorsing Harris pissed off a lot of the editorial and writing staff... RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #36

Speaking of WaPo's "normalizing" of Trump Rocknation Oct 2024 #43

Seriously! Taking a stand, even if it's the wrong one, is better than not taking one! Initech Oct 2024 #46

"If you choose not to decide, you'll still have made a choice." Rocknation Oct 2024 #48

Jeff Bezos can go shove his precious fucking billions where it don't shine. Initech Oct 2024 #37

Why can't they just go ahead and publish the endorsement? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2024 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 2024 #40

Pathetic Blue for the win Oct 2024 #41

Shouldn't that be an undeclared contribution in kind? JT45242 Oct 2024 #42

Bezos is a f*cking coward and self-censorship for money is the clue. NotHardly Oct 2024 #44

What has trump said or done in his lifetime... S/V Loner Oct 2024 #45

Since he resigned over it, I'm prepared to believe him. malthaussen Oct 2024 #47