• TechnoUnionTypeBeat [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    People act as if “bread and circuses” was this scam the Roman Empire ran to keep the people as complacent sheeps or whatever, without realizing that being fed and being entertained are basically the only two things people care about, and that anyone who provides that is going to avoid collapse

    The Roman Empire didn’t fall because it tried to keep everyone placated with bread and circuses, it fell because it could no longer provide that stability to its people

    • Tunnelvision [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      Yeah anytime someone mentions bread and circuses it’s always with the smug aura of “couldn’t be me, I’m too smart to be fooled like that” like bitch we’re in the YouTube comment section what the hell do you think the circus is?

    • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      without realizing that being fed and being entertained

      Not true- they’re just the two things most likely to lead to revolution if they fail! Otherwise you just get silent suffering