“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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The irony is that far right IS actually people revolting
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 month ago
They’re doing it wrong I think
poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
They rage in favor of the machine Rage Against the Machine rages against
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Yo dawg…
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
They are in favor of printers?
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
Rules for Rulers
The rulers change, but the rules do not.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well, they certainly are revolting, I’ll give you that.
Atin@lemmy.world 1 month ago
More that they are generally revolting people.
iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
It isn’t ironic that they are revolting people, though…
Kintarian@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The peasants are revolting… They certainly are!
-Monty Python
Kintarian@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wouldn’t want a class war brewing.