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I was running through some old Portal 2 quotes in my head and realized that it Cave Johnson were a real person, people would absolutely hate him.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Willy Wonka may not be hated, but he would definitely be vilified. There is no way a candy maker who refused to allow inspectors into his factory would be allowed to sell candy to the general public.

Plus, under the current administration, ICE would break in and forcibly deport (kidnap) all the Ommpa Loompas.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Wonka is arguably guilty of slavery and even if he didn't kill four kids, he at least traumatized four kids. And he laid off all his workers, leading some of them to become impoverished.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Plus, under the current administration, ICE would break in and forcibly deport (kidnap) all the Ommpa Loompas.

Would trump deport them for not being white, save them for being orange, or leave them there because they're already slaves?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 19 points 2 days ago

lol now THAT’S a brainteaser

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure... Elon is still praised as a visionary...