David Shipley, an opinion editor with the Washington Post, resigned from his position on Tuesday after the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, revealed that from this point forward the opinion section is now “going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.”
That, my friends, is an amazing shift in perspective for a paper that has notoriously leaned heavily to the left. Has Bezos experienced an awakening of some kind? If so, it fits into the pattern set by the rest of the country that we all witnessed last November during the election.
Bezos officially made the announcement to the staff of the publication on Tuesday. “We’ll cover other topics too of course,” he stated, “but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.”
If this whole switch doesn’t leave you gobsmacked, I don’t think you realize how huge this move is. Washington Post is an extremely popular paper, especially for radical leftists.
By making this change, the message of liberty is going to be spread far and wide all over the nation. It’s indicative of how we as a culture are moving back toward conservative values and principles. This is a deep rejection of leftist policies and principles.
“I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical,” Bezos added. “And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else.”
The Amazon founder then emphasized that “Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.”
Speaking about the resignation of Shipley, Bezos said, “I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t ‘hell yes,’ then it had to be ‘no.’”
“After careful consideration, David decided to step away,” Bezos remarked.
“I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion,” Bezos closed out his comments. “I’m excited for us together to fill that void.”
There’s already a whiny liberal boo-hooing about the change who is threatening to leave WaPo.
“I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side of coverage,” wrote someone who works at the Post named Jeff Stein, “but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know.”
I’m sure we’re all waiting on the edge of our seats, buddy.
At the end of the day, Bezos is purging the paper of wokeness as a means of ensuring the publication’s survival in the future. Heck, with this shift, maybe, just maybe, the wokesters working there will weed themselves out.
We’ll have to wait for Bezos to reveal what his definition of “personal liberties” happens to be in order to see if it lines up with how that term has historically been defined in this country. He could be using the term for cover while supporting things like transgenderism or preferred pronouns.
Let’s hope that isn’t the case.
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