Monday, November 14, 2016

Schadenfreude

As a COTTonLINE reader it's likely you supported the presidential candidacy of Donald J. Trump. Given that support, you are at least somewhat happy at the outcome of last Tuesday's election. We certainly are.

You can imagine quite a few people don't agree with us. See a Washington Post article by Alexandra Petri, who writes of "The Five Stages of Trump Grief" they are experiencing.

Oh, the wailing, the gnashing of teeth, the rending of garments, the anguished sobs. For a Trump supporter, the article is richly endowed with schadenfreude, the pleasure derived from another's misfortune.

This is one of those rare events where nearly every moonbat you'd like to see suffering actually is suffering ... mightily. Which suggests the observation, "Karma is a bitch."