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metaphorm on March 30, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Perso...

Bezos can buy The Washington Post and use it a megaphone to shape elite debate and tilt policy towards his preferences. No rookie cop can do that.

WalterBright on March 30, 2017 [–]

He can influence the voters, sure, from his soapbox. But he can't make anyone vote his way. It's the government that wields the power, not Bezos.

Keep in mind that Clinton way outspent Trump, and had most of the media on her side, and still lost. Money and media do not buy elections.

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