Schadenfreude
Yes, I am absolutely loving the hysterical toddler meltdowns of liberals. Affirmative. I am enjoying it very, very much. As The Onion, back when it was funny in the 90s, had Satan say when asked by a reporter if he was enjoying the agony of Mother Theresa’s soul, I find their torment “succulent and delicious.”
Every single bit of it. I do not feel bad at all, and I am not going to be a “bigger person.” All of us who have been abused for years by these people have a perfect, natural right to enjoy seeing them suffer on the back foot for once.
And their suffering?
Entirely self-inflicted. No one “did” anything to them. 100 percent their own creation.
They all still have the same homes, groceries, and cell phones. They’re only suffering in their minds. There’s no need to feel that badly for them. It’s a tantrum, not a crisis.
And in a few days, that feeling will pass. In the bigger picture, as a whole person, what I want to see is a gradual return to normal. I hope sanity for these people. I want to see them get better the way I did (and hopefully go farther and do better than that).
On election night in 2016, I was That Meme. Drunk on cheap vodka, crying out loud on the living room floor in front of my housemate. That evil tyrant bastard misogynist Hitler had won.
It was pathetic. Absolutely retarded pathetic. But I had to go through it, and a whole lot more that year, to start getting my head on right.
Nobody could have helped me. No person’s kindness or meanness made any difference. No one’s wisdom touched me. I had to learn my lesson for myself and go through my own bullshit alone.
They will, too. And in time, many of these people will come back to sanity and to normal, and we’ll break bread together.
But for now, I enjoy the show.
I'm hoping for a reasonable kind of reconciliation with whatever this group of people want to call themselves, but with reconciliation, first there must come a mea culpa and a promise to learn from mistakes.
We're only 2 years out from most democrats saying that people who won't get the covid vaccine should be imprisoned, fined, have their children taken away.
And while that seems like forever ago, it's all part of the same bizarre, inhuman and horrific cultural movement that is now writhing because they lost an election.
I want there to be healing and for people to move forward but not until these people come to their senses, apologize and make amends. I haven't heard A SINGLE person do so. Until then, I'm holding on to my scorn and holding back my forgiveness.
Hey Josh - 100% with you on this point. What I'm dealing with now is kinda the opposite of this - basically, a reflection of how much the last 4 years has impacted my own life.
I haven't been mentally healthy since (the dysphoria of) COVID struck us all, and the Biden administration only deepened that hole. And as life normally works, the mental angst begot the physical.
It's been a real struggle to survive the last 4 years. For me personally, the political helped to lead to my divorce (although I wholeheartedly acknowledge the buildup of that situation). But it also led to failed professional endeavors, and I feel like I've been doing nothing but surviving...on all fronts.
I'm hopeful that the next 4 (or 8, or God willing, 12-16 years) are the start of a rejuvenation of the American spirit, cast not only within my own brain, but also within those of my fellow Patriots, and within those who've found their way to the light. Thanks for your courage in leading this movement.