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Originally Posted by JerryAgent 
I do not believe in the "treat others as you would like to be treated." If someone treats you badly, it gives you excuse to treat them badly. It invites revenge, spite, jealousy, maybe even slight narcissism. If somone wronged me, yes I would love to get back at them, and I do, but afterwards that nagging feeling in my concsious comes back after the sense of victory fades. Then my conscious takes over and I am guilty. I believe I should treat others kindly no matter how I am treated, I won't settle for lesser standards.
So there's my thoughts.
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Thats not do unto others... at all, yet many people think so. Do unto others...
is exactly like you put it: "treat others as you would like to be treated."
Think about your statement.
Now in the next sentance you say: " If someone treats you badly, it gives you excuse to treat them badly. "
How did you arrive at this conclusion? If you where to only be able to act in accordance to
Treat others... you would not exact revenge
because you would not want revenge to be taken on yourself.
Dont over complicate it. Act in a way that you wish the people around you would act -
With Respect for the Individual.