Nicole Tan Lee Koon, Secretary, Seremban branch, DAP NS
The term "Bread as well as Circuses" (Latin: panem et circenses) is a figure of speech for a feign sense of compensation or a "feel good" factor. In a box of politics, a phrase is used to report a garnering of open capitulation by strategy and/or a instant/quick small compensation of a shoal requirements of a citizens. In alternative words, as "panadols" for discerning fixes.
Juvenal (a Roman poet) defined it as "a simplistic proclivity of usual people". The phrase is taken to report a proletariat that no longer values civic virtues as well as a open life. To politicians, it connotes a winning regulation for a presence of a Roman Republic for centuries.
Both a Roman Republic as well as China's Han dynasty lasted for 500 years. The former used "bread as well as circuses" whilst a latter was an absolute monarchy. Instead of winning a citizens' capitulation by glorious open use as well as policies, a Roman Republic gave cheap food as well as entertainment. The Roman Republic supposing a bread as well as circuses in sequence to sequence to keep a Roman adults from apropos too discontent with their lives. The Roman government supposing a adults with sufficient food (bread) so they wouldn't starve as well as sufficient party (circuses) so they would be amused. Hence, a Romans inaugurated them again as well as again.
BN's breads have been a 1Malaysia goodies as well as handouts (BR1M Part 1 & 2, giveaway tyres for taxi drivers, smart phone allowances for young adults, FELDA's RM15,000, pay r! ise for civil servants, etc). BN's latest " bread" was voiced by Najib : "Najib Announces RM2.98 Billion for Sabah next year" (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-announces-rm2.98b-for-sabah-next-year/).
BN's circuses shows have been a alphabet soup management (ETP, GTP, NKRA etc); not forgetful tarring a roads prior to any General elections. Another great circus uncover was Najib's "groundbreaking" proclamation in his Malaysia Day's speech. He said a government shall repeal a 3 Emergency Declarations as well as a draconian principle like ISA, Printing Presses as well as Publications Act as well as Banishment
Act. They were BN's absolute weapons to quell opposition as well as Rakyat who do not accept a government's policies. Why should BN take divided these absolute weapons ? It is essentially for BN's political survival. Like a lizard's presence skill. The lizard will strew the tail in sequence to escape for the predator/death.
Act. They were BN's absolute weapons to quell opposition as well as Rakyat who do not accept a government's policies. Why should BN take divided these absolute weapons ? It is essentially for BN's political survival. Like a lizard's presence skill. The lizard will strew the tail in sequence to escape for the predator/death.
Food (or bread) for suspicion : is BN using a age aged regulation of "Bread as well as Circuses" to tarry another ubiquitous elections? Are you gullible sufficient to concede that to occur again?
N.B : Steven Sim's essay "Is A Country A Brand?" also touches on bread as well as circuses.
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