Simply stated: the cries for "justice" against the guilty are themselves demands for unjust and inhumane treatment against those that oppose our sense of personal empowerment. The goddess Nemesis herself is said to be so hungry for justice that she is ultimately incapable of exacting justice. She endlessly tips the scales of justice in one direction then compensates by shifting the weight to the other side of the scale. This is not justice it is retribution. It is us demanding retribution for the smallest slights and yet remaining largely apathetic to the most important and egregious injustices.
Think back to a time you were insulted. For example, which hurt you more? Genocide in Darfur or being mockingly labeled a "fag" by your peers. Which will draw you to righteous indignation faster? Mass murder of children in Netwon or being cut off in traffic?
Simply stated: the cries for "justice" against the guilty are themselves demands for unjust and inhumane treatment against those that oppose our sense of personal empowerment. The goddess Nemesis herself is said to be so hungry for justice that she is ultimately incapable of exacting justice. She endlessly tips the scales of justice in one direction then compensates by shifting the weight to the other side of the scale. This is not justice it is retribution. It is us demanding retribution for the smallest slights and yet remaining largely apathetic to the most important and egregious injustices.
Think back to a time you were insulted. For example, which hurt you more? Genocide in Darfur or being mockingly labeled a "fag" by your peers. Which will draw you to righteous indignation faster? Mass murder of children in Netwon or being cut off in traffic?