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Support for Pinochet

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	=== Coups ===		=== Coups ===
	''The Washington Post'' supported the [[2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt\|2002 coup attempt]] against [[Hugo Chávez]], falsely claiming that he ordered the shooting of thousands of protestors. More recently, it defended U.S. [[Economic sanctions\|sanctions]] that have killed over 100,000 civilians and endorsed [[Juan Guaidó]] as the legitimate president of [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]]. In 2019, it supported the [[Far-right politics\|far-right]] coup against [[Evo Morales]] in [[Plurinational State of Bolivia\|Bolivia]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]\|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]\|title=With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board\|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821210035/https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-date=2022-08-21\|retrieved=2022-10-20}}</ref>		''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised [[Republic of Chile\|Chilean]] military dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]] who overthrew [[Socialism\|socialist]] [[Salvador Allende]] in 1973.<ref>{{Web citation\|date=2018-12-18\|title=NY Times Columnist Ross Douthat Defended Murderous Dictator Pinochet in His Harvard Days\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2018/12/18/ny-times-ross-douthat-pinochet-harvard/\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520230600/https://thegrayzone.com/2018/12/18/ny-times-ross-douthat-pinochet-harvard/\|archive-date=2022-05-20\|retrieved=2022-10-23\|author=[[Ben Norton]]}}</ref>

			It supported the [[2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt\|2002 coup attempt]] against [[Hugo Chávez]], falsely claiming that he ordered the shooting of thousands of protestors. More recently, it defended U.S. [[Economic sanctions\|sanctions]] that have killed over 100,000 civilians and endorsed [[Juan Guaidó]] as the legitimate president of [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]]. In 2019, it supported the [[Far-right politics\|far-right]] coup against [[Evo Morales]] in [[Plurinational State of Bolivia\|Bolivia]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]\|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]\|title=With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board\|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821210035/https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-date=2022-08-21\|retrieved=2022-10-20}}</ref>

	=== Wars ===		=== Wars ===

Ledlecreeper27 at 22:44, 20 October 2022

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	The '''Washington Post''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] [[Bourgeois media\|capitalist media]] outlet. It has been owned by [[billionaire]] [[Jeff Bezos]] since 2013.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Neil Irwin, Ylan Q. Mui\|date=2013-08-05\|title=Washington Post sale: Details of Bezos deal\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109231738/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html\|archive-date=2022-01-09\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> From October 1975 to February 1976, ~~the Washington Post's~~ printing press workers went on [[Strike action\|strike]].<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Craig Simpson\|date=2012-12-12\|title=The Washington Post Strike at the Crossroads, December 1975\|url=https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/\|newspaper=Washington Area Spark\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121175549/https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/\|archive-date=2021-01-21\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> In February 2019, ~~they~~ released an article comparing criticizing billionaires to wearing blackface.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Tom Toles\|date=2019-02-11\|title=Is criticizing billionaires the new wearing blackface?\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191419/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/\|archive-date=2021-02-08\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref>		'''''The''' '''Washington Post''''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] [[Bourgeois media\|capitalist media]] outlet. It has been owned by [[billionaire]] [[Jeff Bezos]] since 2013.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Neil Irwin, Ylan Q. Mui\|date=2013-08-05\|title=Washington Post sale: Details of Bezos deal\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109231738/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html\|archive-date=2022-01-09\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> From October 1975 to February 1976, its printing press workers went on [[Strike action\|strike]].<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Craig Simpson\|date=2012-12-12\|title=The Washington Post Strike at the Crossroads, December 1975\|url=https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/\|newspaper=Washington Area Spark\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121175549/https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/\|archive-date=2021-01-21\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> In February 2019, ''The Washington Post'' released an article comparing criticizing billionaires to wearing blackface.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Tom Toles\|date=2019-02-11\|title=Is criticizing billionaires the new wearing blackface?\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191419/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/\|archive-date=2021-02-08\|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref>

			== Support for imperialism ==

			=== Coups ===
			''The Washington Post'' supported the [[2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt\|2002 coup attempt]] against [[Hugo Chávez]], falsely claiming that he ordered the shooting of thousands of protestors. More recently, it defended U.S. [[Economic sanctions\|sanctions]] that have killed over 100,000 civilians and endorsed [[Juan Guaidó]] as the legitimate president of [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]]. In 2019, it supported the [[Far-right politics\|far-right]] coup against [[Evo Morales]] in [[Plurinational State of Bolivia\|Bolivia]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]\|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]\|title=With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board\|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821210035/https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/\|archive-date=2022-08-21\|retrieved=2022-10-20}}</ref>

			=== Wars ===
			In 2015, ''The Washington Post'' supported the [[Barack Obama\|Obama]]'s drone bombing of seven countries across [[Western Asia]] and [[North Africa]].<ref name=":0" />

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[[File:Washington Post.png|thumb|Logo.]]
The '''Washington Post''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] [[Bourgeois media|capitalist media]] outlet. It has been owned by [[billionaire]] [[Jeff Bezos]] since 2013.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Neil Irwin, Ylan Q. Mui|date=2013-08-05|title=Washington Post sale: Details of Bezos deal|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109231738/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html|archive-date=2022-01-09|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> From October 1975 to February 1976, the Washington Post's printing press workers went on [[Strike action|strike]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Craig Simpson|date=2012-12-12|title=The Washington Post Strike at the Crossroads, December 1975|url=https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/|newspaper=Washington Area Spark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121175549/https://washingtonareaspark.com/2012/12/12/the-washington-post-strike-at-the-crossroads-december-1975/|archive-date=2021-01-21|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref> In February 2019, they released an article comparing criticizing billionaires to wearing blackface.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Tom Toles|date=2019-02-11|title=Is criticizing billionaires the new wearing blackface?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191419/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/11/is-criticizing-billionaires-new-wearing-blackface/|archive-date=2021-02-08|retrieved=2022-03-21}}</ref>

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