#i still have ongoing bataille brainrot

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Jim Kik, Tarsus IV, and the Terror of Violence; excerpts from Erotism: Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille

#star trek tos #jim kirk #tarsus iv #the squire of gothos #the conscience of the king #a taste of armageddon #tos parallels #did a video clip bc a transcript loses the tonal inflections and microexpressions #i still have ongoing bataille brainrot #hopefully my point is clear that kirk can only accept violence if it causes pain and anguish to the one who uses it #thought about including the 'nuclear launch codes implanted next to the heart of a volunteer' thought experiment bc that's It you know? #galaxy brain posting