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madmanwonder · 2 months

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Crossover Fusion: Law And Crime: Police Officer & Thief AU

When JNPR Thieves comes to the museum to get some art... Seras is ready to deal with them. All of them... except Jaune who uses this opportunity to distract her with his magic. In fact he wants them to make out in the broom closet while his teammates are taking the art away. Seras shouldn't... but can she truly say no to Jaune when he continues to pull at her heartstrings like that?

(2-Koma) (Flirting) (Make Out) (Moral Degradation)

"Freeze dirtbag!" Jaune smiled under his mask as he turned around to look at the drop-dead gorgerous vampire girl who was aiming her giant rifle at him, glowing red eyes set in a stern glare. "Put your hands in the air or face the firm hand of justice-"

"You look beautiful under the moonlight, My Seras~"

X-xx-X

"MMmm~!" Seras moaned into the lips of Jaune Arc, leader of thieving group "Team JNPR (Juniper)", her hands on his firm chiseled chest, his large, powerful and flexible hands on her wide child-bearing hips.

She knew that Mr.Arc was distracting her while the rest of his team was stealing away the priceless arts in the museum...but she cannot bring herself to care or stop them.

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therealmofamorus · 5 months

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The Dark Perverted Corruption (RWBY AU: Clone AU)

“W-What!?.”

Pyrrha Nikos, the four times champion of Mistral Regional Tournament and Mascot of Pumpkin Pete’s and the P of Team JNPR found herself gawking at her identical clone who look at her with a sweet, but lascivious smile that was both warm and benevolent akin to a holy mother saint and predatory that had her paralyzed from the sight alone and made feel like she was in the presence of a very dangerous sexual predator who will corrupt her into sinful indulgence of her lust.

“I said. You and I need to get our Man, to fuck out Nikosussy into submission. Have him filled us with his seed that’ll rape our fertile eggs like a group of marauding raiders.” The Clone of Pyrrha Nikos look at her prime vision with depraved gaze in her glowing green eyes as she pulled her closer to her athletic-yet-voluptuous body. Her hand’s touched the pure, virginal body of her original and sniffed her natural womanly scent with a dark, perverted expression.

“I-I….” OG Pyrrha tried to say something to Clone Pyrrha, but between the sheer sexual charisma and corruptive power of seduction of her clone made it impossible to speak up or make any sounds but a pitiful whimper.

“Don’t you want him to smash our Nikosussy with his big fat Arc’D?” Asked Clone Pyrrha with a manipulative smile and a husky laugh as she leaned closer to OG!Pyrrha face, her pink lips nearly touching OG!Pyrrha lips. “Don’t you wanted to be free of the self-restraint and repression of the desire for our beautiful, manly stud. The perfect paragon of man who will make us his eternal, faithful love slave for the rest of our lifetime~?”

The more her charismatic yandere-like clone speak, the more of her words of corruption corrupted her pure self, twisted and corrupted her into letting go of her moral values and sexual inhibitions.

#my post #rwby #rwby shitpost #rwby smut #pyrrha nikos #clone!pyrrha nikos #alpha male stud au #rwby au #clone au #lust virus au #yandere au #dark yandere au #moral degradation #self written #my writing

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mossadegh · 19 days

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Ex-President Herbert Hoover’s warning to America in 1951: “Our greatest danger is not from invasion by foreign armies. Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within by complaisance with evil.”

The Mossadegh Project

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blueheartbooks · 3 months

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"Exploring the Abyss: Navigating Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'"

Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is a haunting exploration of the human psyche set against the backdrop of colonial Africa. Published in 1899, the novella follows the journey of Charles Marlow, a sailor captivated by the enigmatic figure of Mr. Kurtz, a renegade ivory trader in the Congo.

At its core, "Heart of Darkness" delves into the depths of the human soul, exposing the inherent darkness that lurks within. Through Marlow's firsthand account of his voyage up the Congo River, Conrad paints a chilling portrait of the moral degradation that accompanies unchecked power and colonial exploitation. As Marlow travels deeper into the heart of Africa, both literally and metaphorically, he confronts the brutal realities of imperialism and the savagery it engenders.

Conrad's prose is richly evocative, immersing readers in the dense jungles of Africa and the oppressive atmosphere of colonialism. The novella is replete with vivid imagery and symbolism, from the ominous shadow of the jungle to the haunting cries of unseen creatures. Through his masterful use of language, Conrad creates an atmosphere of foreboding and unease, drawing readers into the heart of darkness alongside Marlow.

Central to the narrative is the enigmatic figure of Mr. Kurtz, whose descent into madness serves as a potent metaphor for the corrupting influence of power. Kurtz embodies the extremes of human nature, oscillating between lofty ideals and base instincts in his quest for dominance over the African wilderness. His final words, "The horror! The horror!" resonate with chilling significance, encapsulating the moral abyss at the heart of colonial exploitation.

"Heart of Darkness" is also a searing critique of European imperialism and the hypocrisy of so-called civilized society. Conrad exposes the brutality and dehumanization inherent in the colonial enterprise, challenging readers to confront the legacy of exploitation and oppression that continues to reverberate through history. Through Marlow's journey, Conrad forces readers to reckon with uncomfortable truths about the human capacity for cruelty and indifference.

The novella's enduring relevance lies in its exploration of themes such as power, morality, and the human condition. Conrad's indictment of imperialism remains as potent today as it was over a century ago, prompting readers to reflect on the ongoing legacy of colonialism and the darkness that resides within us all. "Heart of Darkness" is a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate and unsettle readers with its profound insights into the human soul.

Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 18.99$ editions.

Number of pages: 122

Language: English

Rating: 9/10

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Review By: King's Cat

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blueheartbookclub · 3 months

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"Exploring the Abyss: Navigating Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'"

Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is a haunting exploration of the human psyche set against the backdrop of colonial Africa. Published in 1899, the novella follows the journey of Charles Marlow, a sailor captivated by the enigmatic figure of Mr. Kurtz, a renegade ivory trader in the Congo.

At its core, "Heart of Darkness" delves into the depths of the human soul, exposing the inherent darkness that lurks within. Through Marlow's firsthand account of his voyage up the Congo River, Conrad paints a chilling portrait of the moral degradation that accompanies unchecked power and colonial exploitation. As Marlow travels deeper into the heart of Africa, both literally and metaphorically, he confronts the brutal realities of imperialism and the savagery it engenders.

Conrad's prose is richly evocative, immersing readers in the dense jungles of Africa and the oppressive atmosphere of colonialism. The novella is replete with vivid imagery and symbolism, from the ominous shadow of the jungle to the haunting cries of unseen creatures. Through his masterful use of language, Conrad creates an atmosphere of foreboding and unease, drawing readers into the heart of darkness alongside Marlow.

Central to the narrative is the enigmatic figure of Mr. Kurtz, whose descent into madness serves as a potent metaphor for the corrupting influence of power. Kurtz embodies the extremes of human nature, oscillating between lofty ideals and base instincts in his quest for dominance over the African wilderness. His final words, "The horror! The horror!" resonate with chilling significance, encapsulating the moral abyss at the heart of colonial exploitation.

"Heart of Darkness" is also a searing critique of European imperialism and the hypocrisy of so-called civilized society. Conrad exposes the brutality and dehumanization inherent in the colonial enterprise, challenging readers to confront the legacy of exploitation and oppression that continues to reverberate through history. Through Marlow's journey, Conrad forces readers to reckon with uncomfortable truths about the human capacity for cruelty and indifference.

The novella's enduring relevance lies in its exploration of themes such as power, morality, and the human condition. Conrad's indictment of imperialism remains as potent today as it was over a century ago, prompting readers to reflect on the ongoing legacy of colonialism and the darkness that resides within us all. "Heart of Darkness" is a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate and unsettle readers with its profound insights into the human soul.

Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 18.99$ editions.

Number of pages: 122

Language: English

Rating: 9/10

Link of the book!

Review By: King's Cat

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immaculatasknight · 4 months

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The problem with spies

#CIA #intelligence #unaccountability #anarchy #deceit #moral degradation #corruption #lawlessness

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aikoiya · 2 years

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Did you know that homosexuality is illegal in 70 countries & punishable by death in 11?

If a man gets raped by another man in certain countries, the victim can be put to death for having gay sex.

Did you pay attention? The victim gets the death penalty for sodomy!

Thing is, transitioning is legal there, so literally their only option to survive is to claim they are trans.

Also, in Afghanistan, an old tradition called Bacha Bāzī has come back. It's where poor families will sell their preteen sons into sexual slavery. These boys will be forced to dance & have sex with men.

How aweful is that??

Sure glad I live in America where people don't force children into such situations!! 8D

Oh wait...

YES THEY FUCKIN' DO!!!

There is a kid's tv show where drag queens read to children! Disney wants teachers to be able to talk to kids from kindergarten to grade 3 about gender identity & sexual orientation! In Chicago, parents have started taking their children to drag shows!

DRAG SHOWS!!!

Chicago schools have also started showing kids gay porn, calling it 'cultural.' Like, straight porn is bad for kids to watch, but a video of men having sex isn't porn, it's 'culture.'

Fuck you! Porn is porn!

Also, in NY, it is now perfectly legal to get an abortion up to an hour before birth! At what point will you admit that you're just a bloodthirsty maniac who simply wants to kill a baby? When do you consider it infanticide?!

In most places (not New York), when you kill a pregnant woman, you're charged with double homicide. One for the woman & one for the baby. As such, the law already acknowledges an unborn child as another living human being.

The Constitution says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Yet, nowhere does it mention abortions. Abortions aren't a constitutional right & I dare you to try & find it; in fact, the Constitution protects life & doesn't elaborate on what sort of life. That means all life.

And now there's transspecies & cake genders & HOLY FUCK!! The left is losing its mind!

#moral degradation #late-term abortion #anti abortion #anti woke

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kateinator · 8 months

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Oh god I am STILL on this—

But man. MAN.

The thing that gets me is that Phil is a survivalist, right?? At his CORE. That stupid bird (affectionate) is hardwired to keep himself alive at all costs. You don’t play Hardcore for ten-plus years and only die once (season 1 was a hard drive crash and season 3 was a glitch) and not be honed to a knife’s edge on the art of keeping yourself alive and safe.

And we even see that in how he treats the eggs, particularly Chayanne!! I remember seeing a clip of him warning Chayanne of ravines— something he stresses in his hardcore game!! And there are THOUSANDS of posts on this site talking about how Philza is built to survive, down to his fucking code/dna/whatever term you want to use

And yet

The second he sees that there’s a chance, a chance to find his kids again? He throws it all away. He even SAYS “this is so dangerous” AND IT IS!!! He’s going off into the unknown, with nothing but some noodles and a water bucket, because of a book with a little story in it.

There was the slightest chance he could find his eggs again, potentially at the cost of his own life, and he immediately takes it. No hesitation. And he pays the price.

God it fucks me up. Phil would do anything for these fucking eggs, up to and including dying for them.

Up to and including potentially throwing himself on a sword for them.

Because what’s the point of surviving if the reason you’re living is gone?

#qsmp #Philza #qsmp philza #q!philza #GOD I want to shake him #‘oh I’m not good at RP’ S I R #It’s the narrative it’s the character degradation it’s the willingly throwing away your morals for love #YELLING

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apostate-in-an-alcove · 1 year

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Christians really have their heads up their own asses. The pompous self-importance in this statement alone is unbelievable. Christianity doesn't own the monopoly on morality and ethics although Christians certainly deluded themselves into thinking they do.

#ex christian #LOL someone really wrote that out unironically #somehow Christians find a way to degrade deman belittle and dehumanize all non Christians in one shot #ah yes because ONLY Christians jave morals #morons #something something christians are self absorbed and have a skewed perception of reality and other human beings #op went on to say Christianity needs to hold abusers and wrongdoers accountable and blah blah the church needs to change #but their whole point falters when they claim that only Christianity has any sort of moral fibre #go fuck yourself

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madmanwonder · 25 days

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Crossover Carribean: Pirate AU

Sora is friendly with Mulan and acts like she is part of the crew. When he learns who she is he asks if she can help him steal her family's sword since it would be very valuable. Mulan shouldn't since it is dishonorable... but somehow Sora charms his way into convincing her in sneaking him into her place to get the sword.

(2-Koma) (Moral Degradation)

"My name is Sora. Captain of the Destiny Crew. Welcome to my ship." Sora beamed with his signature grin on his boyish face as he led the beautiful agent of the emperor around his ship to the bemusement of said agent who was unable to stop herself from being led around by this odd fellow.

"Fa Mulan. Agent to Emperor of China and sole daughter of the Fa Family." She introduced herself in an awkward voice as she glanced at Sora. "I-"

"Would you help me steal your family heirloom for me, Mulan?" He asked in a disarmingly casual voice as he held her hand and looked deep into her brown eyes with his bright blue eyes. "Would you make my crew rich with your family heirloom?"

"..."

--X-xx-X--

'Forgive me for this dishonor.' Mulan said in her mind as she gave her family sword to the happy pirate lord who proceeded to give her a tight hug that made her heart flutter

#disney #mulan 1998 #mulan #disney mulan #fa mulan #kingdom hearts #sora #kh sora #shipping post #shipping prompt #carribean au #carribean au prompt #pirate au #pirate au prompt #2koma #moral degradation #corruption #mulsora #chinese dragon key

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piyesis-art · 11 months

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First sketch of Gakushuu as Spider-Man:

Just some doodles of trying to figure out the au :) also give me some suggestions on what color his suit would be

More Stuff:

Gakushuu got bit by Koyama's spider which was one of his experiments that escaped from his home-made lab

The big five had a meeting when they found out Gakushuu was bit so they got Gakushuu to do tests on himself whether it did anything to him. (ex: throwing things at him and seeing if it did anything)

Gakushuu became a hero mostly because he didn't want a guilty conscience If he didn't help someone when he could

Ren and araki made his suit after Gakushuu almost blew his cover by barely covering his face

He thinks the suit makes him look silly but he wears it anyway.

He combines the suit with casual clothes but Ren picks the clothes for him because he thinks wearing preppy clothes won't look cool on him

#there's more stuff but i want to draw them #and korosensei sorta becomes his teacher (without him knowing about e-class) because he's curious about the new hero #+plus korosensei found out about shuu's questionable morals and decided that he should teach him new ones #“no Gakushuu you can't degrade someone who's at a ”lower status“ than you- you're suppose to be a hero!”#assassination classroom #artwork #assclass #ansatsu kyoushitsu #asano gakushuu

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bugaboooooooooo · 8 months

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thinking about willow/faith parallels again

#good god. christ alive #willow and faith both putting so much weight on who they are in relation to buffy. the way the narrative forces them to answer the question #who are you when youre not buffys friend anymore? and faith answers by becoming buffys shadow and enemy and willow answers by raising buffy #from the dead. and they both hurt buffy So Much by doing this.#thinking about how buffy has forgiven both of them over and over again for things shed never be able to forgive others for.#thinking about faith staking mr trick and thus saving buffy vs willow removing buffys bullet wound. do you get it. do you see what im sayin #FAITH SAVING BUFFY WHEN SHES BECOME EVIL VS WILLOW SAVING BUFFY WHEN SHES BECOME EVIL.#thinking about how willow and faith started out as such clear cut polar opposites and ended up being similar in ways theyd never imagine.#thinking about how hard buffy tried to save them but in the end it ended up being someone else who did.#faith and willow an willow and faith and their degrading morals and and and.#faith stealing buffys body away from her in who are you and willow stealing buffys body away from her grave. is that anything.#btvs #faith lehane #willow rosenberg #buffy the vampire slayer #my posts

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kiironekolady · 13 days

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so, it seems israel is indeed going to invade Rafah, the "last relative refuge" of 1.4 million people (that's three times the population of our capital city, btw, Lisbon, and two thirds of the entire population of gaza), "despite intense opposition from its closest allies, including the US". ha. intense

"The IDF confirmed on Tuesday it was buying 40,000 tents to prepare for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians", but "the US state department said it had still not been briefed in detail on Israel’s “plans for evacuation or humanitarian considerations’’" forty thousand, for 1.4 million? or is that the number of expected survivors

"Benjamin Netanyahu brushed off calls for restraint and said his country would make its own decisions" "while also claiming he will flood Gaza with aid and ensure that civilians and aid agencies are given ample opportunity to flee Rafah". come on. absolute filth.

meanwhile, we the eu will be applying sanctions to iran, who in this conflict has killed ....mm.... zero people, while cheering and selling weapons to israel who have killed 34000 and plan to kill many more, their purpose being to actually ~cleanse~ the lands they want... will there be a time soon when we look back in fondness to when it was just 34 thousand? yet another spring of our collective shame

the americans seem to be treating israel like the overprivileged son who can do no wrong, was never held accountable for his actions, always excused, problems disappeared, and one day he takes daddy's assault rifle and kills all his classmates. that's how they raise their rich white boys, why would raising a rich white foreign gvt be different. but i digress

mr. joe biden. you might be one of the only people outside israel who can stop this. and you are choosing not to. we will remember that. you deserve to lose your elections over this. your electorate does not deserve that. because your legacy might not just be the failure to prevent the extermination of a people, but also as the last president of a democratic usa. and no one in the world deserves the chaos that would bring. so, sincerely, fuck you.

#fuckin hell #yeah i'm angry #israel #gaza #usa #eu #this is such a stupid situation #war is such a stupid shallow petty pursuit #what a fucking waste #of lives and futures and places and resources and nature #and time and emotions and thoughts #absolute degradation of humanity #complete moral failure #and for what.

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craycraybluejay · 3 months

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i miss them.. they made me feel so excited and hurt and scared and things.. i fucking hate them its been years and i miss this stupid motherfucker suddenly again

#all the degrading and control god take me back #the cruel indifference #do all dreams have to end?#i dont know if ill ever feel so indulged again #so allowed to be feral. animal. nothing but instinct and sensation #it was complete chaos and it was 'morally corrupt' but by god it kept me so happy and satisfied #i dont think ive felt anything but fleeting (minutes) joy since it was over i didnt have that crutch anymore #i was right. it left me untethered.#untethered much like a balloon i will float float float away #and im still angry still impulsive and pain seeking and hungry #whenever i felt i was going to explode out of my skin i had an outlet #without one i get physically sick with it with all the energy and feeling and impulse #its like my whole body is wrapped in live wire #worse was that i trusted them and it wasnt just a clean cut and dry its over #it was ugly and fucking awful and completely caught me off guard #i still have the memories saved i could go and look #i shouldnt. not tonight. not this impulse #i will become so much angrier it isnt worth the pleasure

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lord-squiggletits · 4 months

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Had a random flashback to my first read-through of IDW1 and how Slide is genuinely such an annoying, obtrusive, badly written character that my first impression of her for most of the series was "is this character supposed to be some kind of parody/meme reference or something? Is she some kind of caricature that I'm not understanding the allusion to?" and my second impression was "she spends so much time nonstop bitching and hating everyone, is she going to end up being some lame twist villain turning to the evil side betraying everyone just because of her blind hatres? That sounds like a plot idea stupid enough to match the rest of her existence."

And then her monopolizing the page to bitch EVEN MORE while Trypticon (a far more interesting, fleshed out, legacy character) died in the background, literally in the background while Slide monologued and didn't even notice him dying at all like some sort of really bad comedy skit, REALLY just made me hate her and want to die in a fire lmao.

#squiggposting #barber really said 'let me kill off or degrade every character with an interesting story'#and sprinkled on a bit of 'character who didnt exist until this comic was written' as if that would make up for it #like god if slide became a random villain it wouldve been dumb but at least someone wouldve been able to bash her head in #like idk for all of barber's supposedly brilliant writing a lot of things that were supposed to be thematic or something #either made me super confused or flat out annoyed me #like i was either too flabberghasted to notice the alleged themes #or the thing happening was so stupid that i noticed the moral but didnt care bc the events that brought it were stupid

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tomwambsmilk · 1 year

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I am now realizing I don't think I've ever really explained my Succession-Inferno analogy but it is something near and dear to my heart so. Buckle up I guess!

The whole thing is premised on the idea that Logan holds a lot of characteristics traditionally ascribed to the devil in literature. He's an excellent liar (far better than anyone else on the show), he goes out of his way to destroy relationships between other people because he can't stand it when people love others more than they love him, he presents himself as "uncle fun" to outsiders, he actively revels in sowing discord and conflict and betrayal whereas everyone else merely tolerates it. At the same time everyone around him treats him like a god. He deserves all their love, he is The Father who has created all they see, reality is manifested by his will and is simply whatever he wants it to be, he is all-knowing and all-powerful. But because their god is actually. you know. evil. the fruit of his continued power (and their continued worship of him) is nothing but misery and lies.

In Dante's Inferno, Dante goes on a journey through Hell, guided by Virgil. Virgil represents two things: the knowledge of morality necessary to understand what's happening in Hell and avoid being taken in by it, and the moral support and courage necessary to complete the journey. Dante journeys through nine circles that are meant to represent sins of increasing moral degradation. The first is limbo, who's actually just people who weren't bad at all but were never baptized and so can't go to heaven. That's where the pagan moral philosophers - including Virgil - are. After that, it's Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and finally, Treachery. The order is very intentional, and rooted the belief that the early sins (sins of the flesh) are the easiest ones to fall into and ultimately are not as serious as the others - but, they also serve as gateways to the more serious sins. Each circle has sinners being punished in ways that are metaphors for the impacts of their sins. The devil sits in the ninth circle of hell, Treachery, where everyone (including the devil himself) is frozen in ice. The devil has Brutus, Judas, and Cassius in his mouth, and he chews on them for all eternity. Everyone around him betrayed someone they had an obligation to; the worse the betrayal, the closer to the devil they are frozen. The furthest away are those who betrayed their families (Cain); then those who betrayed their countries (Antenor); those who betrayed their guests and those who sheltered in their homes (Ptolemy); and finally, those who betrayed their masters, lords, and benefactors, which includes the three in Satan's mouth.

If Logan is Succession's Satan, then two things follow. First, Waystar becomes a metaphorical Inferno, where climbing the ranks to get closer to Logan requires climbing through the circles of hell and participating in greater and greater moral degradation. I think the character this most applies to, because we actually get to see his corruption arc over the course of the show, is Tom. And his arc, I think, arguably fits with that journey into hell. Season 1 gives us Gluttony and Greed, especially in 1.06 when he takes Greg to the restaurant and gives his spiel about how great it is to be rich. We also get his general obsession with nice things and with stuff, something which the Roys don't have, and something that seems to fade in Tom as his arc progresses. Season two gives us Wrath and Violence (Safe Room etc.), and Fraud (the cruise line scandal coming out). And then finally, at the end of season 3, we get Treachery. And I find it very very interesting that immediately before committing the act of Treachery, Tom asks Greg if he wants to make a deal with devil - something which turns out to mean both a deal with Logan, but also the act of betraying Shiv. Up until this point, you could argue that Greg had been riding along on Tom's coattails on this journey-through-hell - but the line "What am I going to do with a soul anyways?" means that, for the first time, he's actively consenting to what's happening. Sure, he doesn't know what's going on - but the line itself implies that it simply does not matter to him.

The second thing that follows, though, is that while Tom and Greg and the old guard have journeyed down to where Logan is, his children have been there all along. They grew up in a world characterized by Treachery, Fraud, Violence, Wrath, Greed, and Lust. Their arcs aren't about them becoming corrupted; their arcs are about whether they can escape the corruption they've always lived in. Everyone is frozen in that same ice together, but the ways they got here were very different.

Finally, the Virgil character is very important, because he doesn't have a corollary in the Succession half of this analogy, and that highlights what none of these characters have. None of them have a strong moral compass, and even if they did, none of them have the kind of support and moral courage to resist the allure of temptation. This is far more devastating for the Roy kids, though, because they've never had the opportunity to encounter a Virgil, whereas everyone else had to pass through Limbo - where Virgil is - before they could start going through hell. Or, in other words, with Tom et al. at some point there was an active choice to reject the moral compass and reject the moral support, which the Roy kids never had. But once you reject your moral compass it's hard to get it back again, hence why the further you get from Limbo the harder it is to find your way back.

#succession #didnt include this in the main post bc I didnt want it to be too long BUT #I also think there's an interesting tomshiv angle here #where. if shiv has been immersed in this world of corruption and moral degradation her whole life (ie frozen in that ninth circle)#is there really a world where they can be together and tom doesn't end up in that same corruption?#shiv isnt the one who corrupted him. not at all. but her whole world is corrupt and so entering into it is the only way to get close to her #its not her fault he entered into it in the first place bc he clearly did before he met her #but once he marries her he ends up even more committed and its even harder to get out #I also think there's an interesting angle re: dante journeying through hell to get to beatrice #who represents true pure selfless love #BUT he can make it through hell bc he has Virgil. so he DOESNT get sucked into the corruption and he DOESNT get stuck in the ninth circle #and HE gets to pass through the other side of hell and head towards heaven #I have a creative writing piece I started forever ago where tom has to take a dante class in college and over the course of the show begins #rationalizing his choices as part of a journey through hell where on the other side is beatrice ie: love #bc he's so invested in being in this world and his marriage is part of the world #and then finally realizing oh fuck actually im in the ninth circle and there is no beatrice on the other side #there is no redeeming quality here and I dont think my marriage can be saved #and that leads into to the choice to betray shiv #because you're already in the devil's domain and you have no virgil to help you out. what else can you do #not that the situation justifies his actions. but it creates the moral apathy required to go through with it #bc genuinely I do not think he would have betrayed shiv like that in season 1 or season 2 #so the question is what about him changed #and I think the progression of his corruption arc is a big part of the answer to that question #not the whole answer but it is important #maybe I'll finish it one of these days lmao

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