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Post dunks on itself with perfect comedic timing
A screenshot of a tweet by Alan MacLeod critiquing billionaire media ownership, paired with a Washington Post opinion headline arguing that wars make society safer and richer. The juxtaposition is intentionally ironic, using The Post's own tagline "Democracy Dies in Darkness" against itself as commentary on media narratives.
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Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod
There are few things more dangerous to humanity than billionaire ownership of our media.
The Washington Post
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Opinions
In the long run, wars make us safer and richer