As per definitions both a) and b) above the Jodi Arias trial is IMHO nothing more than panem et circences.
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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
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 today, at least under definition b) above is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.
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