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GoCubsGo

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30. Other: Karma is a bitch.

Reply to Skip Intro (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2012, 07:02 PM

May 2012

I believe that what goes around comes around. I don't see any point in seeking vengeance, because one way or another, the forces of the universe eventually take care of that for you.

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Do you seek vengeance? Is Vengeance ever justified? [View all] Skip Intro May 2012 OP

Yes and yes. MrSlayer May 2012 #1

Forgive and try to forget RobertEarl May 2012 #2

Vengeance is never justified. It is easy to say when not in the situation where it is tempting. rhett o rick May 2012 #3

If vengeance is justified, I delight in it. flvegan May 2012 #4

Justice is one thing, revenge is another. Skip Intro May 2012 #5

Agreed. musical_soul May 2012 #7

well said ashling May 2012 #11

Thanks for affirming my position on it. flvegan May 2012 #19

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Odin2005 May 2012 #6

Vengeance and justice are rarely ever the same. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #8

i have never been one for vengeance. i dont know why, not part of my make up. seabeyond May 2012 #9

yes and yes JI7 May 2012 #10

Sometimes justified. limpyhobbler May 2012 #12

I don't stay mad long and I don't despise anyone. Kaleva May 2012 #13

Just about all of my favorite movies have the theme of revenge. Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #14

As a Canadian, I've got to say... Canuckistanian May 2012 #15

because it is so much easier to broadbrush. each event you have brought up there are more people seabeyond May 2012 #16

I damn near quit DU Canuckistanian May 2012 #20

I suspect who ever gave obl up demanded the burial at sea Skip Intro May 2012 #18

Seek it? I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman. white_wolf May 2012 #17

It takes more courage to walk away than it does to seek vengeance. mythology May 2012 #21

Vengeance is a dish that's best served cold slackmaster May 2012 #22

Two quotes: malthaussen May 2012 #23

Vengeance is mine, sayeth the universe...I will repay. Zorra May 2012 #24

"An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind." n/t Earth_First May 2012 #25

No, justice is what we should seek. sabrina 1 May 2012 #26

Depends on the depth of the transgressor's malice, and the prospect of his/her incarceration DerekG May 2012 #27

No and not for me to say loyalsister May 2012 #28

One person's justice is another person's vengeance. ZombieHorde May 2012 #29

Other: Karma is a bitch. GoCubsGo May 2012 #30