FosterMolassesThe Simpsons Movie is both more and less progressive than I remember
He wasn’t really a scapegoat, he is the one who caused it to tip over. Both corporations and citizens were polluting the lake, seemingly legally in the absence of regulation, or at least enforcement. After the critical state of the water was discovered by Lisa, everyone, including, Burns stopped dumping waste in the lake. It would have recovered over the next couple of months-years, as the newly introduced anti pollution regulations were (at least initially) effective.
Homer was the only one who actually illegally dumped waste, and he did so in full knowledge of the consequence, and for literally no other reason that he wanted to eat donuts after the health department shut down the donut shop.
He’s not solely responsible for the pollution, but he is solely responsible for adding the straw that broke the camels back, and he did so in full knowledge of the severity of the consequences, and for utterly banal and selfish reasons.
That’s true, but at the same time it brings to mind that whole “We’re sorry” schtick that BP pulled way back when. Sure, maybe now they’ve finally stopped, but how long will it truly take to reverse all the damage, if it even can be, and how will everyone who’s been guilty thus far be held accountable?
Homer was the straw that broke the camel’s back sure, but blaming him for the entire load seems unfair.
I’m really surprised that anyone remembers the plot of the Simpsons movie
egretsIt quite literally came back to me at 3am for some reason lol
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