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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses António de Oliveira Salazar, the dictator of Portugal had a s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses António de Oliveira Salazar, the dictator of Portugal had a similar take on it. The triple Fs of Fado (music), Futbol (sports) and Fiesta (entertainment: Três F https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%AAs_F https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%AAs_F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_de_Oliveira_Salazar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_de_Oliveira_Salaz...

throwaway59553 5y ago
The third F is for "Fátima" (Our Lady of Fátima). And besides the Football, it has nothing to do with Bread and Circus, as every people should cling to their Faith and customs. Edit: This is present in your own links you didn't bother reading, and you'd see those "Three Fs" wasn't any Regime motto, but post 25 April propaganda, the official one was "Deus, Pátria e Família" (God, Fatherland, Family).