@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 9 months agoWhat does 'eat the rich' mean to you?message-square70arrow-up172arrow-down110
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareWhat does 'eat the rich' mean to you?@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 9 months agomessage-square70
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•9 months agoI believe it originated from a saying like (paraphrased) ”if we are so poor that we starve then all that is left to eat are the rich"
minus-squaregimpchrist link1•9 months agoIt’s probably from the Marie Antoinette days… ‘let them eat cake? Motherfucker, I’m going to eat you!!!’. you know, that kind of thing.
I believe it originated from a saying like (paraphrased) ”if we are so poor that we starve then all that is left to eat are the rich"
It’s probably from the Marie Antoinette days… ‘let them eat cake? Motherfucker, I’m going to eat you!!!’. you know, that kind of thing.