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The phrase panem et circenses can also be applied to the 'fast food and media entertainment' aspect of American culture
a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
The United Nations, IMHO, under definitions b) and c) can be classified as panem et circenses.
panem et circenses:
a) (direct translation) :bread and circuses in Latin
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
The United Nations today is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.
a) bread and circuses in Latin.
b) the main raison d'être of the American media
the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment (whether it's sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire
a) bread and circuses in Latin.
b) the main raison d'être of the American media
As per definitions both a) and b) above the Jodi Arias trial is IMHO nothing more than panem et circences.
the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment ( sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire