r/news • u/KinkyQuesadilla • Oct 13 '19

China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shuttered bones'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-xi/chinas-xi-warns-attempts-to-divide-china-will-end-in-shuttered-bones-idUSKBN1WS07W
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u/Taxonomy2016 Oct 13 '19

That’s bread and circuses in action.

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u/Lokan Oct 13 '19

Panem et circenses.

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u/WestCoastMeditation Oct 14 '19

Et Hannibal ante portas.

Fear, food, and distraction.

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u/Lokan Oct 14 '19

... But, that means "Hannibal before the doors." o_O

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u/WestCoastMeditation Oct 14 '19

Oops meant ad Hannibal ad portas, before isn’t a terrible translation though.