I, FOR ONE, STILL BELIEVE IN SELF-HELP JUSTICE . . . EXCEPT THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT WORTH THE EFFORT.

Martha C. Nussbaum, Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice (New York: Oxford U. Press, 2016) (From the book jacket: "In this wide-ranging book, Martha C. Nussbaum . . . argues that anger is conceptually confused and normatively pernicious. It assumes that the suffering of the wrongdoer restores the thing that was damaged [Note: No, it does not make that assumption.], and it betrays as all-too-lively interest in relative status and humiliation. Studying anger in intimate relationships, casual daily interactions, the workplace, the criminal justice system, and movements for social transformation, Nussbaum shows that anger's core ideas are both infantile and harmful." Interesting and worthwhile read. Yet, I remain unconvinced. Someone, I cannot remember who, wrote that revenge was the poor man's justice. In other words, revenge is justice for those for whom society's institutions fail to protect or provide justice.).