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The Unacceptable Beauty of Erzsébet Báthory with Alex Kaschuta

Outsider Theory

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The Pisernic Essay

i'm just going to read on two other things. One is the final passage of on the pisernic essay, which introduces kind of the broader theme that i was hoping we could discuss in relation to her. And then i meant to follow up with a passage from camille palia. She has yet another proof that the absolute freedom of the human creature is horrible. When social controls weaken, man's innate cruelty bursts forth. Romanticism always turns to decadence. Nature is a hard taskmaster. It is the hammer and the anvil crushing individuality. Perfect free would be to die by earth, air, water and fire. So thanks for bearing with me through the long passages

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