Amen. For me it's less about people I "hate" and more about those who deserve it, whether they wronged me or are simply criminal scum and vandals destroying the lives of the innocent. I often wonder how other people can react so calm or apathetic to acts that require retribution. I'll see a news story about a murder and think how happy I am it wasn't someone in my family - because I'd be forced to make the killer's whole family disappear. I'd want to find the killer and take them to a cellar and extend their suffering for as long as possible. But you see victim's families on TV saying things like "we need to heal, and find forgiveness". Everything in modern media and culture tell us "justice isn't about revenge" or that criminals need rehabilitation. It's confusing. It's not only a leftist thing. Retribution isn't accepted in the West, and it feels like everyone is flexing how "mature" and "beyond that" they are.

Recent example at work: People were talking about a story where a guy killed a robber who tried to steal his wallet with a few bucks inside. Coworker said he doesn't know how the shooter could live with himself. "I'd be pissed if someone stole something from me but I wouldn't want to SHOOT them, gosh!" Other people nodded in agreement. I didn't say it out loud but was thinking "Huh, I would totally shoot the guy and enjoy it. One less criminal scumbag on the streets."

This has legitimately made me wonder if there's something wrong with me. Like do I still have some leftover caveman allele that coded for violence and is no longer present in civilized humans. Or is everyone else faking it? Do other people NOT go into a white hot rage and think about what is the appropriate torture device to implement when they hear about a young girl being stabbed by an immigrant? Oh well I guess we have to let the justice system handle it because rule of law.

Amen. For me it's less about people I "hate" and more about those who deserve it, whether they wronged me or are simply criminal scum and vandals destroying the lives of the innocent. I often wonder how other people can react so calm or apathetic to acts that require retribution. I'll see a news story about a murder and think how happy I am it wasn't someone in my family - because I'd be forced to make the killer's whole family disappear. I'd want to find the killer and take them to a cellar and extend their suffering for as long as possible. But you see victim's families on TV saying things like "we need to heal, and find forgiveness". Everything in modern media and culture tell us "justice isn't about revenge" or that criminals need rehabilitation. It's confusing. It's not only a leftist thing. Retribution isn't accepted in the West, and it feels like everyone is flexing how "mature" and "beyond that" they are.

Recent example at work: People were talking about a story where a guy killed a robber who tried to steal his wallet with a few bucks inside. Coworker said he doesn't know how the shooter could live with himself. "I'd be pissed if someone stole something from me but I wouldn't want to SHOOT them, gosh!" Other people nodded in agreement. I didn't say it out loud but was thinking "Huh, I would totally shoot the guy and enjoy it. One less criminal scumbag on the streets."

This has legitimately made me wonder if there's something wrong with me. Like do I still have some leftover caveman allele that coded for violence and is no longer present in civilized humans. Or is everyone else faking it? Do other people NOT go into a white hot rage and think about what is the appropriate torture device to implement when they hear about a young girl being stabbed by an immigrant?

Amen. For me it's less about people I "hate" and more about those who deserve it, whether they wronged me or are simply criminal scum and vandals destroying the lives of the innocent. I often wonder how other people can react so calm or apathetic to acts that require retribution. I'll see a news story about a murder and think how happy I am it wasn't someone in my family - because I'd be forced to make the killer's whole family disappear. I'd want to find the killer and take them to a cellar and extend their suffering for as long as possible. But you see victim's families on TV saying things like "we need to heal, and find forgiveness". Everything in modern media and culture tell us "justice isn't about revenge" or that criminals need rehabilitation. It's confusing. It's not only a leftist thing. Retribution isn't accepted in the West, and it feels like everyone is flexing how "mature" and "beyond that" they are.

Recent example at work: People were talking about a story where a guy killed a robber who tried to steal his wallet with a few bucks inside. Coworker said he doesn't know how the shooter could live with himself. "I'd be pissed if someone stole something from me but I wouldn't want to SHOOT them, gosh!" Other people nodded in agreement. I didn't say it out loud but was thinking "Huh, I would totally shoot the guy and enjoy it. One less criminal scumbag on the streets."

This legitimately makes me wonder if there's something wrong with me. Like do I still have some leftover caveman allele that coded for violence and is no longer present in most civilized humans. Or is everyone else faking it? Do other people NOT go into a white hot rage and think about what is the appropriate torture device to implement when they hear about a young girl being stabbed by an immigrant?