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[...You can't beat the enemy by voting with them to teach your guys a lesson...]

Yes. What we have here is a paradox.

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I understand the meaning of paradox. And thanks, by the way for the very precise definition of the term. I am enlightened.
However, the statement in question is not paradoxical. By asserting the paradox, you are arguing that indeed by teaching your guys a lesson by voting for the enemy, you can defeat the enemy. That only becomes true if you defeat the enemy. Since this did not occur, in that the enemy won, your statement is false not paradoxical. the homily you're cutting off your nose to spite your face, more accurately describes the meaning of the statement in question because it describes the existing relationship between the two premises contained in the statement accepting the validity of the conclusion. Am I wrong on this?

[Jo Nuvark]

[...Am I wrong on this?...]

No. I think you are correct.

QUESTION:
Are the election results a paradox or is it better
described as cutting our noses off to spite our faces?

RESPONSE:
This is just such a bizarre event, I'm not sure it has
a name or an explanation. Perhaps it needs its own name.

Hmmm.

The "Red Tuesday" Phenomenon
"Eating Our Young" Disorder
"Shoot Ourselves In The Foot" Syndrome

NOTE TO PING LIST:
Please feel free to contribute your original name.