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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 11 hours ago

If we actually got the bread and changed the circuses for healthcare I might be onboard.

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Crazy that their names are both Donny

[–] Cytobit@piefed.social 4 points 16 hours ago

I'd prefer chariot racing over the clown.

[–] morto@piefed.social 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Bread and circuses politics get criticized, but the irony is that we're losing even that

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

Seriously, they barely have to manufacture consent anymore. Just argue that [insert country] BAD and America is GOOD. Don't think about the diplomatic, economic, military, and covert actions the US did to [insert country] in the past.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Yeah bread and circus has its issues, and I dislike that it's used to stratify wealth. But also it's a baseline of function for a government. It's that needs are met and the population has entertainment. It prevents revolts that need to happen, yes, but it also prevents revolts that don't and will just make things worse

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

It's been a pretty safe recipe for millennia.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Mr. Clown’s Billionaire Friends: You gave him way too much bread

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 day ago
[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Why don't they eat cake?