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This quote is from a 1930s speech Walt Disney gave to try and deter people from unionizing. (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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The post has some good comments.

https://bsky.app/profile/merrittk.com/post/3kfwihshd3m2b

I don't know anything about Defunctland. I just learned about from that post.

Defunctland - YouTube

Hello and welcome to Defunctland! Defunctland is a YouTube series discussing the history of extinct theme park and themed entertainment experiences. We also have a podcast, VR project, spin-off, and a whole bunch of fun stuff! Welcome to the channel!

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[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 34 points 6 months ago

Things you say when you're definitely not a fascist

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 31 points 6 months ago

Damn waht a stinker. Yeah, that's why ants are long extinct and dinosaurs rule the earth. Frozen headass

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 31 points 6 months ago

Amazing how people still worship this man and Shut down every discussion about how awful he was because it ruins the fantasy.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 26 points 6 months ago

ruins the fantasy

When I lived in Tokyo a friend of mine told me he was at a bar and he met a guy who worked at Tokyo Disneyland as a mascot. I'm not sure if this conversation actually happened this way or my friend was pulling my leg a little. But it seems plausible to me it's real.

Friend: "You work at Disneyland?"

Guy: "Yeah."

Friend: "What do you do there?"

Guy: "I'm a mascot." [I don't remember who.]

Friend: "You must have great stories. Tell me about it."

Guy: "I can't. I'm not supposed to talk about it."

Friend: "What? Why?"

Guy: "It ruins the magic."

[-] DerRedMax@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago

Nope. That’s real. Disney calls them Cast Members.

Disney University

All new Cast Members are required to attend 'Traditions' on their first day of work; this class imparts the importance of Disney culture, heritage, values, and policies through media and group activities. This is the day where new Cast Members get their first sight of backstage.

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

he's basically American monarchy, he holds the same esteem from the same sorts of boring dweebs who want to live in a fantasy

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 6 months ago

I always thought Disney selfinsert was Scrooge, but in fact it was

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 24 points 6 months ago

"But the union makes us strong!"

[-] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago

Defunctland rocks. The fast pass video is especially good. As is (in a less dark predations of capitalism way) the Disney channel theme video.

The mini-doc on Halyx is very cool as well.

[-] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago

if he's so great, why is he dead?

[-] charlie@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago

Very Cave Johnson vibes.

[-] deforestgump@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

ape together strong

[-] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

The whole project of human civilization is overcoming the state of nature this describes

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago

Also, humans individually are weak. A naked and alone human would die almost instantly in nature, and basically any large beast could take an unarmed human 1v1 if it was so inclined.

The only reason humans dominated the globe is our social aspect, our teamwork, our collaboration and our sharing of knowledge. Teamwork makes weak individuals strong together. A union can make weak workers strong together, strong enough to go toe-to-toe with a massive billion dollar corporation. Walt wasn't afraid of unions because they were weak.

[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

[-] Juice@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

Listen Jack! Only the strong survive! And everybody knows that the strongest members of the pack are the ones that are separated, alone, and seasoned to perfection

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 6 months ago

What was that quote from cloud Atlas? The strong must eat and the weak are meat' or something

Happiest place on Earth

[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

"Don't forget this - it's the law of the universe that the strong shall survive and the weak must fall by the way, and I don't give a damn what idealistic plan is cooked up, nothing can change that"