<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:55:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/electoral-democracy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[NFL, gladiator games, tribal war and politics. What's the point?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've recently come to the realization that people enjoy conflict and tribal allegiance and war for its own sake (!!!) and not for any other ulterior goal of obtaining resources, or meeting needs or wants.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nfl/@paulvp/nfl-gladiator-games-tribal-war-and-politics-whats-the-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nfl/@paulvp/nfl-gladiator-games-tribal-war-and-politics-whats-the-point</guid><category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paulvp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgt1ToxyJNZ2CBe2hrJJxxFumrTYgdiB16dsHGkxy5u76CYynhsQQhccaurt8fjdckd1hcPgSecsWddSkdiRvQPZTJo7NJ47LGx5HsxXR56prbRUN8th7n1SEK4hKmEn3vZYVMnb6Fsm8kQgfNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>