subject: The Four Tenets of the Ideal "Get Revenge on Your Ex" Plan [print this page] The Four Tenets of the Ideal "Get Revenge on Your Ex" Plan
Some who want to get revenge on your ex are concerned about the "fairness" of it. Whether they are wanting to get revenge on an ex or are just looking for ways to get revenge, they want to justify the "fairness" of the revenge they seek.
This is the closest I have been able to uncover as to any "rules" regarding revenge.
1. Do unto others as they do unto you. (Let the punishment fit the crime.)
3. Be prepared to be caught. (Always imagine a worst case scenario.)
4. Think before you drink. (Think before you do, period.)
Sometimes number 2 cannot be avoided and there sometimes willbe cases of collateral damage. This is lots of times just part of the way revenge works and if this is difficult or hard for you to accept, maybe getting true revenge isn't for you.
Not everyone cares about rules or ethics especially in revenge situations. In fact, a lot of people don't believe there is, or should be, any such thing as "real ethics". As one person said, "If somebody pisses in my mouth, I am not going to call it rain, I'm going to call it piss." Revenge is almost always done in cases of extreme emotional outburst. It's a natural reaction when pushed to the wall: People are going to try to get the other person back so hard it hurts, mentally, emotionally, maybe physically.
One may not personally agree with all forms of revenge. If someone advocates a form of revenge that you feel is a little (or way) beyond the bonds of rationality, and you disagree with them, don't be afraid to speak up. Try to understand their motivations, but if you know someone is wrong, tell them so.
Ethical debate as practiced, and on the entire Net, is just that: debate. Nobody can hit you over the Net, or hang you from a tree until you're dead, or burn your house down. That's one of the best things about it.
When you get revenge on your ex, is about liberating yourself from a degrading treatment or an unacceptable situation. It is not evil, and I feel it is justified, because one can't lay down and accept all the abuse caused by violators all around.
To sum it up: Think. And do the right thing when you get revenge on your ex... or at least try to.
