Is there anything more #PanemEtCircenses than a Super Bowl presided over by a fascist?

And all those performers who had to the chance to speak out said absolutely fuck-all.

*Nothing*

Fucking cowards.

Take a page out of Celtic's playbook for how to do it:

Oh snap, when you’ve lost the modern-day Aedile Ludi, what other bread and circus can you offer?

“Bread and circuses” is a famous phrase originating from the Roman satirical poet Juvenal around 100 AD, which describes a political strategy of pacifying the public through basic needs and entertainment.

#history #PanemEtCircenses https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust/113853010157194851

My niece got me into #HungerGamesTrilogy books (she's a smart cookie) years ago. They're not just for #youngadults!

from 2012: #ClimateChange in The #HungerGames

How #dystopian young-adult fiction is tackling the social consequences of #GlobalWarming.

By Torie Bosch
March 21, 2012

"For those who have remained immune to The Hunger Games’ hype (and that’s just silly—read the books already!), Suzanne Collins’ story revolves around a cruel yearly pageant held in the country of Panem: One boy and one girl from each of 12 “districts” scattered through what used to be the United States are sent to battle to the death in a reality TV competition. Twenty-three will die; one will survive to live a life of luxury. We’re told that the games were instituted by the leaders of the Capitol, which governs Panem, to keep the district residents docile: The forced sacrifice of their children reminds them that they are allowed to live only so that they may provide the Capitol with goods and entertainment, panem et circenses."

https://slate.com/culture/2012/03/the-hunger-games-birthmarked-delirium-ya-fiction-on-climate-change.html

"Rep. Stefanik focuses her questioning on Northwestern and its agreement, but doesn’t land any clear blows" --is the Paper of Record's idea of how to cover this. The Gray Lady loves a good blood sport. #panemetcircenses