bread and circuses – Page 2

It’s Time to End the Paid Militarization of the NFL

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 9, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"Between 2012 and 2015, the DOD shelled out $53 million to professional sports—including $10 million to the NFL—on 'marketing and advertising' for military recruitment. To be sure, some of that was bona fide advertising. But many of those heart-tugging ceremonies honoring heroes and recreating drills and marches and flyovers are what the report denounced as propaganda. Of course, this being government, no one is really sure how much has been spent or where the money went."

Bread and Circuses Are Fun – While They Last

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:August 2, 2010
Post category:Education Nebraska Network Archives

The phrase “bread and circuses” originated in ancient Rome and a chilling description of the current state of our nation. It's patently clear, when you look at our burgeoning national debt, that the plebs know, of a certainty, that they can vote themselves bread and circuses without limit and that the productive members of the American body politic cannot stop them. [For more articles like this, visit the Grassroots in Nebraska website: http://grassrootsne.com]