Bread and circuses.

  • Jun. 9th, 2006 at 2:01 PM
lu: (Politics)
We may not have enough bread, but once in every four years all Brazilians fill their empty stomachs with the thrill of the World Cup.

It's impossible to begin to explain what happens aorund here in this particular time (even though [livejournal.com profile] christycorr managed to give you foreigners a good notion) -- I guess you'd have to follow [livejournal.com profile] firstlightofeos's example and come to Brazil to see for yourselves.

The first match of the championship is almost over. Brazil plays on Tuesday, and, finally, I am offically anxious.

Let the games begin.


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You like bowling, don't you, Montag?

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. If the government is inefficient, topheavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Peace, Montag. Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel like they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy.

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