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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Onion is pulling no punches lately.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Their pitch room must be running 24/7 with all the material lately.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

Took me a minute to realize it was the Onion.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't that the r strategy in general?

"You not only have to keep them fed with just enough food that they’re strong enough to work, but also constantly have to come up with new ways to instill fear in them. It’s a lot, and we don’t want any of these kids to rush into human trafficking without understanding what it entails.”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep. It's the strategy to ensure people remain desperate and too afraid to do anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

How long until Florida reintroduces "apprenticeship programs" to deal with the shortage of agriculture workers their immigration policy has created.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Somehow, this feels like less of a joke than the real events it's based on.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Onion used to do satire. Now it's just a prediction machine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My heart froze for a second when I thought I saw nottheonion and I'm glad I was wrong

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

This hurt my soul a little bit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Listen, I love The Onion but don’t give ‘em ideas, man…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm ever so slightly disappointed that they didn't work in the recent statement about teaching the slaves "skills" to benefit them.