Transcript Bread and Circus Powerpoint

Bread and Circus
By Tony, Mike Bamford and Guesev
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Bread and Circus
So what is bread and circus?
A phrase used by a Roman writer to describe the “Two things only
the people anxiously desire—bread and circuses.” The
government kept the Roman populace happy by distributing free
food and staging huge spectacles.
Why is it used?
The government uses the circus as a tool to keep the
people entertained so they do not get in the way or even
realize what is going on in the world. While the bread is
used to keep the people happy so they do not revolt.
The Bread Then
• The roman empire gave out free
wheat to the poor and needy so
that they would stay in line and
not fight the government rule.
The Bread Now
• Today the bread can be found in many forms, from
welfare to food stamps and the soup kitchen.
The Circus Then
• Romans began to offer their people entertainment, as a
way to gain popularity and keep the people uninformed
and un concerned about the real problems.
The Circus Today
• Today the circus takes many
forms. The TV is among the
largest driver. Other things like
iPods and the internet are also
part of the catalogue of
entertainment made to keep us
dull.
Effect on the Economy
• The economy is dominated by entertainment services and
most of them are not free nor provided by the
government.
This gives birth to the massive
entertainment industries from
sports to manufactures.
Effect on the People
• The whole bread and circus campaign uninevitabley leads
to a dumbed down populace, a populace tied up in a
never ending slew of entertainment. Leaving the people
brainwashed.
Are we
following
in Rome's
Footsteps
?
More than two
thousand years later,
and nothing has
essentially changed.
Most people still don't
know nor care, about
what is really going on
behind the
smokescreen.