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Trump might cross the Rubicon tonight. (Original Post) Girard442 Feb 2020 OP
I hope he falls in. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1
+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #2
Doesn't the OP mean the river Styx??? Backseat Driver Feb 2020 #3
I think it means committing to a course from which there is no turning back GreenEyedLefty Feb 2020 #4
Yes, but I was hoping more for Paragraph 3 above... Backseat Driver Feb 2020 #5
"Today, the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is a metaphor that means to pass a point of no return. abqtommy Feb 2020 #9
More likely he will use it as an excuse to expand his powers. Squinch Feb 2020 #6
He crossed that in 2017 edhopper Feb 2020 #7
CDC reps are supposed to be at his press event Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #8
Putin says: It would be great if a major epidemic swept across America! struggle4progress Feb 2020 #10
But he's a germaphobe... lame54 Feb 2020 #11

Backseat Driver

(4,339 posts)
3. Doesn't the OP mean the river Styx???
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:53 PM
Feb 2020

We'll be the ones that pay Charon, the ferryman, just to land in his Hell.

https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Styx_(River)


The Styx river is a location in Greek mythology. Located in the Underworld, it is a river that serves as a barrier separating the world of the living from the world of the dead. It is also in this river where Thetis dipped her son Achilles, in order for him to gain the power of invulnerability. It is one of five underworld rivers; the others being the Phlegethon (or Pyriphlegethon), Lethe, Cocytus and Acheron rivers.

In order to cross the River Styx and reach Hades, a dead person must pay a fee to the ferryman, Charon. If the correct fee is paid, Charon will take the dead across. If the dead cannot afford the fee, however, they will be forced to wander the banks of the River Styx as Wraiths for eternity (or one hundred years, depending on the recount).

The greatest oath that a god can make is to swear on the river Styx. When a god swears on the River Styx, they're bound for all eternity to keep that promise or else be paralysed for a year and a day, and even then, risk being ostracized from Mount Olympus and their duties and immortality being removed and given to another god.

Bodies dipped into the river will receive the gift of immortality; one famous example is when Thetis, mother of the demigod Achilles, dipped him into the river by his heel. This ensured he could only be harmed at his heel, a fact exploited by Apollo and later giving rise to the phrase "Achilles' heel". Styx can also be considered a goddess in her own right.

https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Styx_(Titan)

In other notes: "She was the Titan of the Underworld river named after her, and was the embodiment of hatred and detestation.

Styx represented and controlled hatred. This made her one of the most feared Titans.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
4. I think it means committing to a course from which there is no turning back
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:55 PM
Feb 2020

And it's a reference to Julius Caesar. I get history and mythology mixed up sometimes though.

Backseat Driver

(4,339 posts)
5. Yes, but I was hoping more for Paragraph 3 above...
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 02:06 PM
Feb 2020

I'm thinking he crossed the Rubicon long ago by "pretending" to be some sort of Roman emperor or Greek God "superhero." Didn't he actually tweet a self-image as one? Well, Achilles had an undipped heel (if we can find it), but then Charon profited off dead souls needing passage (which, apparently, includes all those he hates).

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. "Today, the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is a metaphor that means to pass a point of no return.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:04 PM
Feb 2020

I'm ok with either metaphor. I read widely and will accept Styx or Rubicon. More on Rubicon at link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Rubicon

Squinch

(50,774 posts)
6. More likely he will use it as an excuse to expand his powers.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 02:29 PM
Feb 2020

Seriously, guys, we all have to read up on Hitler's methods so we know what's coming next. The history of Hitler's rise is a roadmap to Filthy Donnie's actions.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,369 posts)
8. CDC reps are supposed to be at his press event
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 02:43 PM
Feb 2020

We should know pretty quickly if they have been muzzled or censored.

If they can speak as freely and honestly as their press releases have in recent days, then there is a ray of hope.

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