“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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The irony is that far right IS actually people revolting
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
They’re doing it wrong I think
poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
They rage in favor of the machine Rage Against the Machine rages against
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yo dawg…
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
They are in favor of printers?
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Rules for Rulers
The rulers change, but the rules do not.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well, they certainly are revolting, I’ll give you that.
Atin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
More that they are generally revolting people.
iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
It isn’t ironic that they are revolting people, though…
Kintarian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The peasants are revolting… They certainly are!
-Monty Python
Kintarian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wouldn’t want a class war brewing.