Polyphemus, not being Greek, decides to do what he pleases, with catastrophic consequences for the men Odysseus leads. In modern-day Australia, at least in Victoria, we are seeing a surge in machete-related crime. Machetes are not weapons that have historically been commonly associated with violent crime in Australia. Indeed, there have even been calls to introduce Sharia in Australia as well as the UK. Expecting people from extremely different cultures to naturally fit right into Western society without any meaningful framework for integration is a fool’s errand.