Karen Hunter asked the title question on the thumbnail of a 12-minute clip from her podcast (included below) where she described the parallels between the fictional Gotham City villain, the Penguin and the real-life national villain just re-elected to the presidency of the United States.
I've been thinking about revenge and how it is shown (all media, which is really all there is now) and processed. Is the good guy too good to exact revenge? I am not sure. I think we see so many true crime stories and we realize more and more that revenge is incomplete or never exists, or you know, is messy. Just sharing some thoughts after reading your story.
Interesting observation. Seek revenge or justice? They aren’t the same. I think the good guys fall into the trap of letting bygones be bygones. Instead of pursuing justice. We’ve let the "bad guys" co-opt justice as revenge. Revenge is eye for an eye and keeps disputes going until someone caves. Justice restores balance to society, brings closure and heals. Rendering justice is about dealing with affronts to the collective. Revenge is about single, solitary contempt. Here in the States, Democrats are considered spineless cowards because they aren’t aggressive in their pursuit of justice. Their passivity is what drives voters away and empowers their opposition because they at least appear strong in their beliefs and pursuits.
I've been thinking about revenge and how it is shown (all media, which is really all there is now) and processed. Is the good guy too good to exact revenge? I am not sure. I think we see so many true crime stories and we realize more and more that revenge is incomplete or never exists, or you know, is messy. Just sharing some thoughts after reading your story.
Interesting observation. Seek revenge or justice? They aren’t the same. I think the good guys fall into the trap of letting bygones be bygones. Instead of pursuing justice. We’ve let the "bad guys" co-opt justice as revenge. Revenge is eye for an eye and keeps disputes going until someone caves. Justice restores balance to society, brings closure and heals. Rendering justice is about dealing with affronts to the collective. Revenge is about single, solitary contempt. Here in the States, Democrats are considered spineless cowards because they aren’t aggressive in their pursuit of justice. Their passivity is what drives voters away and empowers their opposition because they at least appear strong in their beliefs and pursuits.