Remember “The Odyssey” by Homer? The sorceress Circe turns the crew of Ulysses’ ship into pigs and then offers Ulysses the drink, as well. (Fortunately, he is fortified with an herb as an antidote.) There’s a famous, beautiful painting depicting the scene.
I think our dear Pete may be highlighting all of the pigs we have among us who were once men who made the choice to drink from Circe’s cup.
Thank you, Bigg Red. I am getting old I think. Still, it was early, just getting awake and I couldn't place the name Circe so the rest of it seemed like Greek, so to speak. 😄
The cup of potion offered by the left is encouraging youth to find their own "personal meaning" possibly submerging yourself in fantasy lives or worlds that deny or destroy your essential humanness / rationality, include the adrenaline rush of violating or destroying recognized norms and boundaries or emphasizing an animal nature.
Furries provide anonymous role play without emotional attachments. SDS in the 1960s engaged in Group Sex sessions intended to disconnect Students from traditional morality. The MauMau in Kenya engaged in Cannabalism because violating this taboo separates adherants from their families and tribes. I think the cartels in Mexico are doing this too, in a very deliberate way.