Living in an alternate universe

I feel like I've been living in an alternate universe for almost a year...

"Kirk tells Spock that their empire is illogical because it cannot endure, and, therefore, that Spock is illogical to willingly be a part of it. Kirk then asks if change is inevitable, and for the good, wouldn't logic insist that he be part of it? Spock tells Kirk one man cannot summon the future, but Kirk tells him one man can summon the present.

"Be the captain of this Enterprise, Mr. Spock! Find a logical reason for sparing the Halkans and make it stick, push till it gives! You can defend yourself better than any man in the fleet.""

Mirror, Mirror (episode) - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki

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A transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura into a parallel universe where the Federation is replaced by an evil Empire, Kirk is a despot, and Spock is a cunning pirate.