Staff Reports
The Washington Post is finding out the hard way that the consequences can be astonishingly amusing when a publication fully tilt into woke ideology. As of Monday, over 200,000 subscribers, presumably the paper’s last remaining rational readers, rescinded their digital subscriptions in a dramatic display of discontent after the far-left paper failed to endorse Kamala Harris for president. Such a simple oversight has turned into a tempestuous kerfuffle, with future cancellations likely on the horizon. It’s almost as if these subscribers were expecting a love letter rather than a balanced editorial decision.
To spice things up even further, two columnists and two editorial board members decided to pack up their bags and hit the road in protest. The Post’s reluctance to back Kamala has been interpreted as a snub; honestly, it’s hard to blame them. After years of labeling Donald Trump as the embodiment of evil, the paper reached a point where endorsing Harris seemed like an even more significant challenge—proving how insufferable their options are.
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One resignation came from a board member who lamented losing his voice, crying foul about the potential threat of autocracy posed by Trump. He hasn’t noticed that folks on the right are more concerned about autocracy emerging from the far left’s latest attempts at governing rather than someone who merely stands in opposition to them. Another high-and-mighty columnist equated the paper’s inaction with “bending the knee” to Trump, implying that a lack of endorsement was tantamount to surrender. One has to wonder what these leftists consider a more assertive stance—cheap virtue-signaling or an actual coherent policy position.
More departures followed, notably from a columnist who lamented that dissenting opinions were being stifled within the pages of the Post. This is rich coming from a platform that has historically silenced conservative voices in the name of “progress.” The world likely won’t miss yet another overinflated ego that thinks its opinions carry the weight of truth. These resignations might be a tantrum over not getting their way in the grand scheme of a beautifully chaotic media landscape.
The Post is not only feeling the heat from its dwindling subscriber base; it’s struggling financially, too. After a staggering loss of $77 million last year alone, the implications of endorsements and dissatisfaction can’t be overlooked. Their reader demographic has, for the most part, been reduced to several extreme leftists who expect unwavering loyalty, even if it means ignoring basic journalistic standards. As cancelations continue to surge, their days of cozying up to the tech giants who gobble up their advertising dollars are numbered.
Rumors have begun circulating that the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, is pushing for a shift toward hiring conservative writers. However, the left is not likely to embrace such a move, given the decade-long campaign of vilifying anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their ideological narratives. Expect a flood of faux conservatives who bring nothing to the table, leaving the Post in the same ideological quagmire they brought upon themselves. Observers will surely delight in this unfolding drama, where the chickens have finally come home to roost.
