eat cake

I was reminded of the french Queen Marie Antoinette this morning when I mixed a cake to bake, She said when told the people had no bread said, "let them eat cake." then this reminded me of our blight at this time and the well to do are feeding their greed with big bonuses and jet planes perhaps some of our leaders should study the life of marie Antoinette and her last days.

Her extravagant lifestyle touched such a raw nerve with the impoverished people of France that she became like a lightning rod for criticism. As the French Revolution brewed in the minds of the people, she became a natural scapegoat, along with other symbols of decadence.

And perhaps the thing that Marie Antoinette is best known for today was her absolute disregard for the plight of the people she was sworn to protect.

Legend has it that when Marie Antoinette heard that the people of France had no bread, she said, "Let them eat cake."