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Why is revenge so overwhelmingly condemned in Western culture? I'm not familiar with other cultures but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case outside of the West too.
I realize that civil societies wouldn't exist if we didn't abstain from violence (or at least to a certain extent), so I'm not referring to that. What I'm talking about is that nearly every work I've ever come across that deals with revenge pushes the idea that if you act on it it will only make things worse, and you are often destined to spend the rest of your life burning with hatred and anger. Honestly I'm not buying that.
Let's say that someone kills my wife, and then I kill them making sure no one will find out (again, I'm not saying society should accept this), psychologically speaking would it really affect me so negatively?
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>>3242139
1) Western thought is heavily influenced by Christian philosophy.
2) Endless revenge loops are a bitch and possibly inevitable in a society that accepts or glorifies revenge as a legitimate response.
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>>3242139
Vendettas are bad for stable civilization. Looking at the history of Italy should show you that well enough.
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>>3242139
Your example would spawn a blood feud that would last until one family is completely wiped out.
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Because it's bad
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud
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In Fair Verona
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Revenge is a gaping maw. This concept was known to prechristian people's as well. This is essentially what many of the Icelandic sagas are about.
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An eye for an eye and everyone goes blind
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