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Bread And Circuses - The Curse of Busyness

Bread And Circuses – The Curse of Busyness Zahir Ebrahim January 17, 2024 | Last Updated Jan 26, 2024 Roman empire had invented what came to be known in Latin as panem et circenses; in English: bread and circuses; in Urdu: roti aur topi drama. Here is one explanation of its origin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD1OQtXYEFE Practically what it has come to mean thenceforth, is techniques of behavior control; how empires, rulers, oligarchy, the powers that be behind the modern state, etc., should keep the masses, hoi polloi (in Greek) busy between struggling for food and entertainment, so that the empire, rulers, oligarchy, […] #Featured #Government #History #Investigations #World
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