• @Natal
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    61 year ago

    There’s a very old saying that I think was attributed to a Roman leader which went something like “Games and bread”, humans have been easy to swat for a very long time.

    • Karyoplasma
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      21 year ago

      Juvenal, a poet in ancient Rome. He wrote a whole series of books with satirical social commentary. A spiritual predecessor of George Carlin, so to speak.

    • @rDrDr
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      21 year ago

      Bread and circuses

      • Karyoplasma
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        21 year ago

        English is closer to the original expression. In German, we say “Brot und Spiele” (lit. bread and games), hence the poster wrote it that way.

      • @RavenFellBlade
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        11 year ago

        Shall we fiddle now, or fiddle later? Either way, there shall be fiddling!