Bread and circuses.
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Right. Barbarians are at the gates but that matters not. We are the United States of Entertainment!
When future archeologists dig up the ruins of what was once the U.S., they will find hundreds of "coliseums", i.e. the stadiums that millions attend to root for the color of laundry that is their team. And these stadiums are built in our mostly liberal cities, but many Cons spend their weekends watching football, baseball, etc. (I'm guilty of it, too.)