I'm real tired of this topic; but after answering it three times without being allowed to post, I got it down pat. So, lets begin.
There is no universal justice, we've all come to know that. Therefore, there can be no "true justice" as that would require a unanimous stance from all mankind. We've all come to know, justice is relative. So, concluding that, I can approach my stance.
As most have come to know, my personal stance is eye-for-an-eye. Now, as much as I respect and love Gandhi, I will not devalue his statement on this; indeed, it may leave the world blind. However, consider this: If all the world is blind, considering most injustices are a product of desire, if the sole desire of mankind is sight, than with the whole of man striving for a single desire, we would become a peaceful society of blind men missing extremities seeking none other than sight, which, would create a universal and equal struggle, which I believe would be conducive to global teamwork and thereby a "just" society chasing the same dream.
That's my $0.04 for now. ($0.02 has been usurped due to inflation)
While Justice might not be universally and omnisciently enforced, this doesn't rule out the fact that their is justice. Justice is a human virtue, the ability to tell right from wrong and to render proper punishment for wrongs. As such, an eye for an eye. But this also doesn't satisfy me. While I will admit that when one robs, equal amount should be placed back in the victims hands. The robber has also proven something though. He is not fit for society. He will not participate by laws which we find just and thus should be removed from society. But I digress.
Injustice comes in but a single form: theft. Theft of property, theft of truth, theft of safety, theft of life. If one accepts this definition, then justice must be the opposite. Maintaining ones right to these things. However, before you whine and bitch about how "I can come and kill you in the name of whocares, and whoever will praise me," this doesn't change the fact that what you did was an injustice. However, due to other virtues, such as pride, honor, or in Jesse's case malevolence, the injustice is tolerable.
I'm real tired of this topic; but after answering it three times without being allowed to post, I got it down pat. So, lets begin.
ReplyDeleteThere is no universal justice, we've all come to know that. Therefore, there can be no "true justice" as that would require a unanimous stance from all mankind. We've all come to know, justice is relative. So, concluding that, I can approach my stance.
As most have come to know, my personal stance is eye-for-an-eye. Now, as much as I respect and love Gandhi, I will not devalue his statement on this; indeed, it may leave the world blind. However, consider this: If all the world is blind, considering most injustices are a product of desire, if the sole desire of mankind is sight, than with the whole of man striving for a single desire, we would become a peaceful society of blind men missing extremities seeking none other than sight, which, would create a universal and equal struggle, which I believe would be conducive to global teamwork and thereby a "just" society chasing the same dream.
That's my $0.04 for now. ($0.02 has been usurped due to inflation)
While Justice might not be universally and omnisciently enforced, this doesn't rule out the fact that their is justice. Justice is a human virtue, the ability to tell right from wrong and to render proper punishment for wrongs. As such, an eye for an eye. But this also doesn't satisfy me. While I will admit that when one robs, equal amount should be placed back in the victims hands. The robber has also proven something though. He is not fit for society. He will not participate by laws which we find just and thus should be removed from society. But I digress.
ReplyDeleteInjustice comes in but a single form: theft. Theft of property, theft of truth, theft of safety, theft of life. If one accepts this definition, then justice must be the opposite. Maintaining ones right to these things. However, before you whine and bitch about how "I can come and kill you in the name of whocares, and whoever will praise me," this doesn't change the fact that what you did was an injustice. However, due to other virtues, such as pride, honor, or in Jesse's case malevolence, the injustice is tolerable.