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.
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.
I finally kinda see it, but hate the tone it was said with “heres a game to keep you distracted”
cough cough Draw a pic of Mouhamad (with face) cough cough
*A prophure of the picmed of Mohaphet
Call a bondulance, you’re having a stronk.
LMAO I almost choked on my drink
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.
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.
Bread and circuses
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.
Shall we fiddle now, or fiddle later? Either way, there shall be fiddling!