Bread and Circuses in a Digital Age
February 27, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts Bread and circuses have always been a central aspect of ruling class hegemony and a means of keeping the masses in a soporific state
Bread and circuses have always been a central aspect of ruling class hegemony and a means of keeping the masses in a soporific state
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It has always been a secret ambition of mine to have a Bagatz ruling bearing my name
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