Check out a light-hearted Spiked essay on the common experience of being hoist on one’s own petard. That being Shakespeare’s phrase meaning blown up by one’s own bomb, or damaged by something the damagee created. In current US slang, FAFO.
Democrats are whining about Trump doing to them what Biden did to Republicans. Dems FAed and now are FOing as Trump pursues his former pursuers. The author calls it petardry or the worm turning, and it’s glorious fun. Hat tip to RealClearPolicy for the link.
