Let them eat cake – Mondoweiss
An Israeli member of the group “Good Neighbours of Abu Tor” handing out a piece of cake to a Palestinian resident of the Abu Tor, in a photo shared on the Israeli Police’s Facebook page. “Let them eat cake” is the famous misquote attributed to Marie Antoinette in the late 18th century. Even though it is unlikely she ever said this exact phrase, it perfectly captured the stark gap between the upper and lower classes of pre-revolution France. Perhaps the reason this quote became so famous was not the actual wealth gap that existed between the two, but rather the complete discon...
Source: mondoweiss.net