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[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 78 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This can happen because, while slavery was abolished in 1865, the 13th amendment has a big loophole that carves out an exception to allow forced labor as a form of punishment - although 4 states recently rejected it.

In other words, McDonald's is a slaver. If you don't agree with slavery, don't patronize McDonald's.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

Gotta say.....I didn't have McDonalds slavery on my 2024 bingo card.

Then again, these past 8 years have been basically the bingo card says "fuck it, free space, anything goes" for every space.

We had a sub called the titanic, who was searching for the titanic, which sank like the titanic.

We had a national state champions basketball team get invited to the white house for a celebatory dinner, only to be served several hour cold mcdonalds.

We had a billionaire attempt to rescue some trapped miners, only for him to change his mind and call everyone pedophiles. All because it was decided that the billionaires plans weren't the best.

Planking existed.

People bought images as NFTs, despite nobody seemingly knowing what that even means.

Roe V Wade was overturned

Covfefe.

A microsoft representitive smashed a plane of glass over a reporters head over critisms that they broke windows with Windows 11 controversial features.

Russia is now on day 900+ of it's 3 day special military operation.

The president in an official debate proclaimed we've defeated medicare.

A former president in a different debate claimed Ohio immigrants are eating peoples pets.

Some douche bought twitter, disregarded all brand name value, changed the name to X, told advertisers that boycotting X to go fuck themselves, and then tried starting a conspiracy theory that the worlds elite (as if he's not the highest among the elite) were running child trafficing rings out of pizza parlors across the united states, and then months later questioned why X had no advertisers. He also changed the blue check mark so it no longer verified anything, and cost money. Then he charged people with a blue check mark to hide the blue check mark after it became a laughing stock.

I only made one of these up. See if you can spot it.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I know which one it is but I won't spoil it. I know because I was like "wait what, that would definitely have been on the news and everyone at work would have been talking about it." I work with that company quite a bit.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

But as far as absurdity, given other events, it seems like something that fits in, and COULD happen, right?

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yep. My first thought wasn't "No way" it was "I need to look that up". It was only your disclaimer at the end that made me realize. :)

[-] Eric_Pollock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 10 months ago

So if working at McDonald's is now a form of punishment... What's that saying about the job itself even if you are being paid?

At what point can you be paid a low enough wage to where you're essentially working at McDonald's as a punishment for existing? Very weird standard their setting with this decision...

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 months ago

Not to mention, do you really want to eat somewhere where the food is prepared by people with a grudge? Because let me tell you, if I was forced to work anywhere for free, I'd do my best to botch the job six ways to Sunday.

[-] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Ya this is like the Nazis using forced labour for wartime factories. Sabotage is inevitable

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 2 points 10 months ago

That's not mayo...

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Reminds me of "Arbeit macht frei" (work will set you free). -.-

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

What's that saying about the job itself even if you are being paid?

The whole term "minimum wage" sort of means "you know we'd give you even less and treat you even worse, but we'd get into trouble"

[-] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

ADOC transports dozens of incarcerated people per day to jobs at government agencies and private businesses around Alabama, including KFC, Wendy’s, and McDonald’s franchises. ADOC also delivers inmates to meatpacking plants run by companies like Koch Foods and Gemstone Foods

Don't leave out the rest

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

I’m somewhat confused since one of the four states cited as rejecting it is Alabama, which is also the state this article is based in. What gives?

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