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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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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

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