"… Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses."
What did you think about the violations of people's rights at the G20?
What do you think about governments that obstruct and prevaricate about multi-billion dollars in public spending?
What do you think about a political party that uses methods such as we saw in the last election to win power?
(I'm pretty sure that this insect won't reply seriously, because it CAN'T reply seriously. Because it is a joke and it's life is a joke. Only nobody is laughing.)
I used to hang around on rabble.ca's "babble" until May, 2006, and, since then, I've been found at www.enmasse.ca and www.breadnroses.ca. Even more lately, I've been at EnMasse, but also numerous blogs from the progressive side.
I'm sometimes rude to people and I've been accused of "schoolyard taunts," so, here's my schoolyard.
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Agree. Suggest changing our motto from "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" (from sea to sea) to "Iniquus At Morigerus" (disgruntled yet compliant).
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"… Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses."
- Juvenal, Satire 10.77–81
I think of Tiberius's supposed reaction to the fawning senators: "Men fit to be slaves."
Come on Thwap, just because everyone laughed at your ideas for "revolt" doesn't mean the country is hopeless, just you are.
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Hi stupid,
What did you think about the violations of people's rights at the G20?
What do you think about governments that obstruct and prevaricate about multi-billion dollars in public spending?
What do you think about a political party that uses methods such as we saw in the last election to win power?
(I'm pretty sure that this insect won't reply seriously, because it CAN'T reply seriously. Because it is a joke and it's life is a joke. Only nobody is laughing.)
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