I disagree. Bloom (as far as I can see) is arguing for revenge which I personally see as depraved. Please correct me if you believe Bloom is arguing for something different.
Hurting the person who hurt you may bring you emotional satisfaction but if so, that defines you as no better than the perpetrator.
How does hurting a perpetrator bring about good? Obviously, it doesn't. The only thing it might accomplish is making you feel good. But if you take pleasure in the pain of another (when that pain will do no good) then you are as depraved as the perpetrator.
True justice is removing the perpetrator from society and doing what we can to rehabilitate him/her.
The desire to hurt people because they hurt you is five-year-old mentality. If we wan't to evolve to become better than we are now, we need to rise above the childish concept of revenge.
Hurting the person who hurt you may bring you emotional satisfaction but if so, that defines you as no better than the perpetrator.
How does hurting a perpetrator bring about good? Obviously, it doesn't. The only thing it might accomplish is making you feel good. But if you take pleasure in the pain of another (when that pain will do no good) then you are as depraved as the perpetrator.
True justice is removing the perpetrator from society and doing what we can to rehabilitate him/her.
The desire to hurt people because they hurt you is five-year-old mentality. If we wan't to evolve to become better than we are now, we need to rise above the childish concept of revenge.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
