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‘Bread and Circuses’ but without the bread
American Thinker.com ^ | May 13, 2022 | Olivia Murray

Posted on 05/13/2022 2:39:54 AM PDT by Kaslin

Roman poet Juvenal purportedly said, “Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.” This phrase expressed the strategic blueprint of Roman officials, one which sustained civic approval through misdirection and diversion – attention was directed towards the pleasures of hedonism and entertainment rather than the neglectful government.

Sound familiar? The presence of fast-food establishments, fully-stocked grocery stores, and microwaves, provide convenience to such a degree, few of us would be able to survive in the event of a total collapse of the supply chain. We live in a world of perpetual distractions, from social media, to streaming services on the television, to a 24-hour news cycle of state-sponsored propaganda.

However, with Biden’s usurpation of the executive branch, he and his accomplices are flipping the script. Instead of pacifying the masses to maintain public support, Joe and company threw out half of Juvenal’s equation – they forgot the food! You’d think they’d be on top of their game, to deflect attention from the litany of crises continuing to pile up on their watch – skyrocketing inflation, open borders and rising crime, or perhaps even the radical Marxism being pushed in school – but no, they can’t even get ‘bread and circuses’ right.

Almost as soon as the Democrats took power, issues arose concerning the supply chain. Throughout last year, grocery store shelves remained so consistently empty, our Commander-in-Thief rightfully earned the moniker “Bare Shelves Biden.” Although not broadcasted as the newsworthy story it is, over the last four months, “sixteen major fires have erupted at food industry facilities and plants.” And now, to top it all off, the Democrats and their policies are destroying the abilities for mothers to feed their infants.

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1 posted on 05/13/2022 2:39:54 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

No circuses EITHER! NOTHING is going in the right direction!!


2 posted on 05/13/2022 2:41:03 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

We sure do live in interesting times

Jaw-dropping

Especially the idiots that constantly make excuses for this wrecking crew


3 posted on 05/13/2022 2:43:31 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: SaveFerris

THAT is a Chinese CURSE....”May you live in interesting times”. Well, the Chinese NAILED this curse.


4 posted on 05/13/2022 2:45:02 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Kaslin

Payback is a bit*h, and it starts in November!


5 posted on 05/13/2022 2:45:31 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: Ann Archy

Yeah

Unfortunately


6 posted on 05/13/2022 2:46:11 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Kaslin

It’s the MAL Administration.....MAKE AMERICA LAST.


7 posted on 05/13/2022 3:01:41 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Preppers ping. Get going, folks. The “sudden stop” could happen at any point or may never happen. Either way, be prepared is a motto to live by.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sudden-stop.asp


8 posted on 05/13/2022 3:10:44 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Highest Authority

Is that when the war starts?
Voting sure isn’t going to accomplish anything.


9 posted on 05/13/2022 3:11:49 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: GranTorino

The only way out is secession.


10 posted on 05/13/2022 3:22:58 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Kaslin

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11 posted on 05/13/2022 3:29:52 AM PDT by sauropod ("We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they are elected. Don’t you?" Why? "It saves time.”)
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To: central_va

That didn’t work last time.
You think it will now?


12 posted on 05/13/2022 3:41:17 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: GranTorino; Highest Authority

I agree. HOW they cheated the last time has been revealed so now they are importing millions of voters who will be granted blanket amnesty, bussed to the polls and paid for voting Demonrat just in time for the midterms. Mark my words.


13 posted on 05/13/2022 3:41:21 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: GranTorino
You think it will now?

Yes, it makes logical sense.

14 posted on 05/13/2022 3:44:47 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Ann Archy

There are plenty of woke, LGBTQABC.... circuses


15 posted on 05/13/2022 4:41:09 AM PDT by magyar
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To: Ann Archy

Just clowns run ing the show, but hardly entertaining enough to be a circus.


16 posted on 05/13/2022 5:00:18 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: joma89; Tilted Irish Kilt; Pollard; Roman_War_Criminal

Ping to post 8


17 posted on 05/13/2022 5:01:03 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Highest Authority

Have you noticed that the democrats do not seem worried about the November elections? They aren’t trying to fix anything because they know they don’t need to.


18 posted on 05/13/2022 5:05:32 AM PDT by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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To: Ann Archy
"..No circuses EITHER!.."

Wrongo!!

The crap I see on the idiot box when I pass thru the room where the girls are gettin their "entertainment" def qualifies as a "circus".

And in just a few months the spoilt Gladiators will be back for football season. d;^)

.

The more things change...

19 posted on 05/13/2022 5:40:39 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: Ann Archy
No circuses EITHER!

Ukraine.

20 posted on 05/13/2022 6:00:47 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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