“Give them bread and circuses, and they will never revolt”
When the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, the public was engrossed in watching circuses.
Now look at this 21st-century civilization sitting at the inflection point of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The mass population is obsessed with celebrity scandals. What’s trending on Facebook? How long does a trend last? I withdrew from social media a long time ago. I have no idea about the latest trends. But any reader would agree that the vast majority of what happens on social media doesn’t bring any positive change to humanity.
Even today, entertainment is used as a tool to keep the mass population in a trance. On Facebook, you’ll see food cooked by Shopnil for his friends. Meanwhile, our bureaucrats from the secretariat will go on an educational tour to Japan to learn ‘hospitality.’ They’ll stay at five-star hotels in Tokyo for a day or two. Visit Mount Fuji, then Osaka. Buy souvenirs for the family. This is their educational tour. On government money. Before their Japan trip ends, Shopnil’s content on Facebook will become obsolete, replaced by Prince Mamun.
Have you seen ‘Hirak Rajar Deshe’ (Kingdom of Diamonds)? The king said something brilliant there.
“The more they read The more they know And the less they obey”
True words. The more people know, the more they learn to question. The king’s throne becomes shakier. The king knew this. That’s why he ordered all schools in the kingdom to be shut down.
Today’s kings have a bit of a hassle though. They can’t shut down schools. The subjects would revolt. But they have a solution. They’ve made the country’s schools almost non-functioning. Only as much is taught as they want us to learn.
This is true on an international scale too. We’ve seen Israel’s war crimes in Palestine with our own eyes. But do you know what was trending on Twitter in Arab countries throughout the war? ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’ and ‘Arab League.’ Yes, indeed.
They’ve amassed endless paper by selling oil. The paper is called the dollar. Through those dollars, the public’s ‘bread’ is provided. And football has been introduced as the circus. According to insider sources, the top countries consuming pornography have the highest numbers among them. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Morocco, Turkey.
See, thoughts arise in the human brain from helplessness. If a cow is given an unlimited supply of grass, will it ever question its confined shed?
A phrase is gaining popularity in the West recently: “The state owns your children. You don’t.” Because what your opinion should be on any matter, what’s right and what’s wrong — the state apparatus decides that. From childhood, we’re gradually fed the king’s ’narrative.’
We’re intoxicated with pointless things. In the meantime, a lot is happening without our knowledge. We don’t know about it.
‘Roman Circus’ Fifteenth December, Two Thousand Twenty-Five One twelve at night