Nietzsche's Resentiments

For Nietzsche, resentiment is a feeling of anger which comes from the distinction between the good and the bad people. The “good” and “bad” were only used to separate two groups of people and associated to no moral meaning. The “good” meant strong, active and happy. At the same time, the “bad” meant weak, passive and unhappy. The good people were those with higher social status. The bad people were with lower social status. Such a distinction had political value in differentiating the nobles from the exploited. The difference between the two groups of people caused the resentiment in the lower people, just like the predations of lambs causes lambs’ anger toward the great birds of grey. The priests used the resentiment of the lower people to