Bread and circuses…well, circuses anyway, not so much bread

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:24:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/07/09/bread-and-circuseswell-circuses-anyway-not-so-much-bread/>

"This argument is basically a version of the “Well, the poor all have
cell phones!” dismissal. They’ve also got refrigerators and TVs,
therefore, you should just ignore the fact that the wealthiest are
sucking up all our prosperity to fund luxuries and frivolities. We
should just pretend that we’re all getting the benefit of a rising tide,
and never mind that yacht towering above your dinghy."

Some interesting discussion.

Via David Brin.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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