“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 4 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 4 months ago
Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The irony is that far right IS actually people revolting
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 months ago
They’re doing it wrong I think
poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
They rage in favor of the machine Rage Against the Machine rages against
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Yo dawg…
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
They are in favor of printers?
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 4 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 4 months ago
Rules for Rulers
The rulers change, but the rules do not.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Well, they certainly are revolting, I’ll give you that.
Atin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
More that they are generally revolting people.
iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
It isn’t ironic that they are revolting people, though…
Kintarian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The peasants are revolting… They certainly are!
-Monty Python
Kintarian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Wouldn’t want a class war brewing.