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		pdelgallego on Oct 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Huxley vs. Orwell: Infinite Distraction Or Governm... Both has been happening for a long time. Romans used to say: "Bread and circuses"

manmal on Oct 3, 2012 [–]

You mean "panem et circenses", which translates to "Bread and games", to be exact :)

pdelgallego on Oct 3, 2012 | [–]

You are the native speaker, so I guess you are right. In my defense, I checked the wikipedia before I posted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses

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