“Bread & circuses” is an ancient protocol, and hasn’t been absent from government policy since the invention of bread, beer, etc. /#TheMoreYouKnow
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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Gotta keep the American dream alive.
Give people hope.
People with hope don’t revolt because they still have something to lose.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The irony is that far right IS actually people revolting
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 10 months ago
They’re doing it wrong I think
poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
They rage in favor of the machine Rage Against the Machine rages against
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Yo dawg…
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
They are in favor of printers?
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s pretty common that angry revolutionaries are used by another rich bastard to get into power by usurping the movement. The classic “meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
OpenStars@discuss.online 10 months ago
Rules for Rulers
The rulers change, but the rules do not.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well, they certainly are revolting, I’ll give you that.
Atin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
More that they are generally revolting people.
iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
It isn’t ironic that they are revolting people, though…
Kintarian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The peasants are revolting… They certainly are!
-Monty Python
Kintarian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Wouldn’t want a class war brewing.