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Prequel Depicts Young Willy Wonka Using Rich Father’s Investment To Buy Already-Successful Chocolate Factory (www.theonion.com)

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[–] TrismegistusMx@slrpnk.net 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget the neoliberal fantasy of a gleeful slave class who work for food.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I suppose in that specific sense (the exploited slave workforce), the Oompa Loompas aren't even that unrealistic a portrayal of how chocolate gets produced.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 12 points 9 months ago

Sure the Oompa Loompas are dying in forced labor, but this is the Best System in the World™