That is, making sure the poor are fed and occupy their attention with football and reality television so they won't rise up. Is it wrong for governments to do it?
Is using 'bread and circuses' to control population wrong?
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SithDoughnut
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No. After all, we want to vote for the people who will give us the most bread and the best circuses. The government exists as a way of giving bread and circuses to everyone.
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keith99
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The bread part rather depends. If it is bread, but no hope, and in the wrost of all the implicit threat that if you act up, even so much as politely asking 'more please sir' then the bread is wrong.
Circuses are very very wrong, but then I'm educated to know just what circuses originally were.
Circuses are very very wrong, but then I'm educated to know just what circuses originally were.
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I just figured I'd add to the Darth Vaderness in this thread. And yes government providing for the people is nice.
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I don't know what world you live in, but have you bought a ticket to a national sports event lately? No one is giving anything away.
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Trust the fundie to promote crime. Mayhap you should revist a few of your ...moral.. threads?
I like bread and ciruses, so a definite YES from me.
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