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[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

One of the most important (and overlooked) scenes in the Odyssey is the encounter with the Lotus-eaters.

After nine days at sea, Odysseus and his men finally reach dry land. They go ashore to collect water, and Odysseus sends three men to go explore.

When his men don't return, Odysseus begins to worry.

The men had met some of the islanders (the Lotus-eaters), "who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back".

Odysseus ends up having to drag his men back to the ships and quickly sail away.

One must understand the symbolic power of the lotus. Its danger is not in any physical threat. The lotus is so deadly because it overloads you with pleasure, taking away all sense of urgency.

In this state of pleasure and relaxation, you forget your mission and your purpose. The men who ate the lotus flowers completely forgot about everything of value in their lives: their homes, their families, etc.

It's easy to think the monsters and beasts are the most terrifying threats you face. But because they're so obviously dangerous and remind you that death is a real possibility, they alert you to the value of life, and remind you of why you're fighting. But the real danger is a life so comfortable that you forget what you were trying to do in the first place.

Statistically speaking, it's unlikely you'll ever go to war or die of famine. But it is certainly possible that an addiction to your phone will derail you from your mission. Abundance of food and entertainment is far more likely to destroy you than most physical threats.

Yes, you will encounter plenty of Sirens and Cyclopes in life. But the real threat, which you must fend off every single day, is that of the lotus flower: a delicious indulgence that brings you immediate satisfaction, and makes you forget what you were fighting for.

[Darth Powell @VladTheInflator]

HOLY SHIT

Former United States Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill interview

Newsmax: "You shot Bin Laden, what bothers you most about this investigation (Charlie Kirk)"

"I've been in a lot of shootings and I've killed more than a hand full of people and this thing looked shady off the bat.

I've killed people closer than I saw the camera and I've never seen a shirt move like that, that looks like an explosion to me."

[Robert Carter @Bob_cart124]

Disgusting winners.

Nasty losers.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

Spain removed Trump from their photo.

Amazing.

[Дepлorabлe Russian🔹 @TeaTramRussia]

Imagine if Putin said, "We're giving Iran missile technology so they can target the United States. This will help us achieve peace between America and Iran."

[Truth Troll Official™️ @truthtroll_X]

The “Jewstice League of America…”

[No Context Dispatch @NoContextDsptch]

If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing.

[Dvorstone @dvorstone]

Women are not suitable for dealing with the amount of violence necessary to maintain civilization.

This is, again, because women are wired to care for babies with whom "zero" violence is the correct amount.

This is why the central problem of Western Civilization is childless women with political power.

Civilization requires continuity, past and future, and thus it belongs only to those that create said future. Allowing childless people authority over civilization is fundamentally suicidal.

[Chivo Infante @chivoinmortal]

Maradona si hubieran existido las pausas de hidratación en México 86.

[Lord Bebo @MyLordBebo]

🇺🇸 Yeah, Trump knows how to unite people

[Ryan @forbiddenmerch]

“I think Americans are good, but America will be taken over and destroyed from the inside by the Zionist lobby.
The Americans do not see this.

They are getting decadent.

Zionists will use this to destroy them.”

- m. Gadaffi, 1986

[Sean Strickland @SStricklandMMA]

Going to the white house was promised to me 3000 years ago.

[Nikolai Binner @BinnerNikolai]

We got GOYTA 6 before GTA 6
#gta6 #goyta #comedy

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@TrumpDailyPosts @julie_pipk71617 What’s the greatest threat to liberty in America?

[Jüdische Allgemeine @JuedischeOnline]

Der Präsident des Zentralrats der Juden in Deutschland, Josef Schuster, unterstützt Überlegungen, eine generell ablehnende Haltung zu Israel in Deutschland unter Strafe zu stellen. https://t.co/xM2Y5iQqQs

[Liz Churchill @liz_churchill10]

Hahahahaha…

This BBC reporter’s face MELTS as a BLACK British man goes FULL VIRAL on LIVE TV…

“Britain is FULL! Mass immigration has DESTROYED this Country and exploded crime!”

The stunned host turns and BOLTS mid-interview.

DEFUND THE BBC NOW

[Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis @DrLoupis__]

New jewish flag just dropped