Came across the orgin of the phrase, Bread and Circus, as I was reading Richard Horsely's 'Jesus and Empire.' It was meant to describe the oppulence enjoyed by the minority elites 'Bread' and the parties and parades that the emperor cult employed to keep them happy. Meanwhile the vast majority of the peasantry lived in extreme poverty. Why would anyone care as long as they got to eat good food and go to great parties. Shocking we say.
Take a look at this and tell me what you think.http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/06/arrested-for-feeding-the-poor.html#comments
Bread and Circus, does this phrase apply to America as well?
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