The Schadenfreude Thread

Various Sources ^ | 2002.11.05 | B-chan

[B-Chan]

To paraphrase the Klingon proverb, "Schadenfreude is a dish best served cold. ".As evidence, here's a random quote from a Dedicated User of another online discission forum that shall remain nameless:

"Nov-05-02, 11:18 PM (ET)
I need a drink and a political party with some balls. F--- it!! I give up, We lost it all. I know it's soon but the repugs have not lost one Senate seat and already took the house. Let them run the country for an eternity or at least until the American people can't stand the pain any longer, America deserves what it gets. I'm moving to Canada, F--- this neo-fascist country.

As far as a political party with a back bone , The DNC has blown it and blown it "Big time" . I give up!! Where do I turn for some representation? Maybe Independent? Who cares, Im moving to Canada."

Hee hee hee. And the night is still young...

[jjm2111]

Umm...you know, the DUmb Donkeys are going to read your posts and take you seriously. Shame shame.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Well, if you want to gloat back at me, just remind me who's the junior senator in my state. :/

[Rytwyng]

Let's knock off the gloating...the results could be tragic

Proverbs 24
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn His wrath away from him.

We wouldn't want God's wrath to be removed from the DemoNcrats, would we? Clinton's impeachment probably failed for this very reason. Let's not blow it again.

Stop gloating! Leave God's wrath where it belongs -- on them, not us!

[Gumlegs]

Well, if you want to gloat back at me, just remind me who's the junior senator in my state.

But I'm not cute when I gloat.

Besides, why should I remind you who Chuck Schmer really is?

[Media Insurgent]

"Umm...you know, the DUmb Donkeys are going to read your posts and take you seriously. Shame shame."

That will only be a problem until the GOP has confiscated their computers and made it illegal to teach Democrats how to read.

I doubt they'll make an issue out of it though. We've got all their FBI files in our possession. Oops, wait...I'm thinking of another corrupt, fascist dictator.

Seriously though, you're right. We should stop. After all, I think the new regime is going to outlaw humor any day now ;-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

I meant the stump who's the actual junior in my state, not the de facto one.

Actually, as a person, Schumer isn't a bad guy -- just his politics that are putrid.

And I think you're just adorable. :D

[jjm2111]

LOL!

[Gumlegs]

You're sweet. But I've been reliably informed any adorability I may possess is strictly theoretical.

[Nam Vet]

"That will only be a problem until the GOP has confiscated their computers and made it illegal to teach Democrats how to read."

Don't worry about that. The NEA is taking care of the reading abilities as we speak.

Nam Vet

[B-Chan]

More fun from the Despotic Unwashed:

First, this little lady, who plans on soothing the sting of the GOP landslide with a spicy girls-only spa/camping trip. Hey, at least the wine and aromatherapy will take the edge off. Maybe they can discuss the latest Lifetime wifebeater movie while scarfing down (and later vomiting up) a half-gallon of Ben&Jerry's Chunky Monkey each. Liberalism -- it's Oprah-riffic!

Time to turn off the TV and the noise. I went to the library today and got a big fat biography of Theodore Roosevelt. I'm going to the Ozarks this weekend for a hiking trip with two other women, both of whom are strong liberal progressives. We are taking wine and cheese and plan on getting aromatherapy massages at the spa. Then its back to the real world and time to figure out what's next.

Peace,
Proud Wellstone Progressive

Well, anyone who likes T.R. can't be all bad. Next, another DUnderheaded attempt to paint us conservatives as Bad Guys:

I submit the problem is not one of VISION, but rather IMAGE.

Here is the IMAGE of the Democratic party:
Brown people of all varieties, gay people, poverty, disease, stymied government, take your guns, kill unborn babies, dirty working class, welfare queens, no God, big government, filth, crime, lies, cheating, presidential blowjobs, and a weak military.

"Image"? Sounds pretty close to the real thing, ne c'est pas?

Here is the IMAGE of the Republican party:
A white man, 30's, steps out the door of his brand-new spanking clean 4-bedroom house, on his way to work. Behind him, his wife smiles as two immaculately clean children (1 boy, 1 girl) cling to her skirts (of course she is wearing a skirt, she's wearing an apron too). There is a Bible on the bookshelf and a gun locked in a gun cabinet in the basement, so this good man can protect his family. The man knows his family and country are protected by the strongest military in the world. He gets into his SUV, and takes one last look back at his beautiful, clean, white family.

Yep, that's me! But she says it like it's a bad thing. I figured she's anti-gun and anti-SUV, but is she against cleanliness, whiteness, and Bibles too? And just what does she have against skirts and aprons? Weird!

Blacks don't exist. Gays don't exist. AIDS doesn't exist. Poverty doesn't exist.

I could live in a world with no homosexuality or AIDS. As for black people, I happen to like people in general, so eliminating any of them isn't on my agenda. The poor will be with us always.

So that's what we're working against. The thing is, people KNOW that image #2 doesn't actually exist, and sometimes, they force themselves to deal with the reality inherent in image #1. But after 9/11? Oh, hell no. They want image #2 goddammit, and the fact that it isn't real is NOT a deterrent.
Cat

But it is real for some of us, honey. And that fact -- the fact that those who believe in God, country, and family generally live clean, happy lives -- is what burns in your gut.

Tough.

[Rocko]

How sweet it is.

[HetLoo]

They are currently asking around to see if any of their posters actually OWN any guns to contribute to the war effort.

OK, i actually made up that last part about the guns.

Did You? ;)

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Thinktanker (10 posts)
Nov-04-02, 08:40 PM (ET)
Should a liberal own a gun?

I know most liberals don't like guns and want them banned but after watching what's happening in the country (it's turning into a police state under the Shrub and Ashcroft), I started thinking.
What if the Hawks staged a coup or something like that?
What if law and order completely breaks down and rednecks are roaming the streets looking for "Clinton Lovers" to lynch?
What if they decided to start rounding up "unpatriotic" people like us and putting us in camps?
Fact is, we might need guns to protect ourselves from these people before it's over.
Something to think about...
Comments?

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Tee-Hee! time to buy some firearms manufacturers' stock!

[Democratshavenobrains]

We are taking wine and cheese and plan on getting aromatherapy massages at the spa.

Cue the bad 70's porn music: Bow chica bow bow

"Here is the IMAGE of the Republican party:
A white man, 30's, steps out the door of his brand-new spanking clean 4-bedroom house, on his way to work. Behind him, his wife smiles as two immaculately clean children (1 boy, 1 girl) cling to her skirts (of course she is wearing a skirt, she's wearing an apron too)."

OH NO! God forbid a white guy have a hot wife and normal kids. He should be marred to a hippo with two crackbabies. Thats what the typical Dem voter has.

[potlatch]

We didn't use to have this kind of 'hate' in elections, it's another result of Clinton-Gore.

[seeker41]

Dismantling of separation of church and state.
10 Commandments on the walls of every school.
Evolution out of every curriculum.
Flag-burning- illegal.
Pledges of Allegiance- compulsery.
Racial Profiling- legitimate and in vogue.
Surveillance cameras on every corner.
Stock market- in the toilet with no regulations or safeguards.
Dissent- criminalized.
2004 Election- cancelled for national security reasons.
American Population- fucked.
America when will you be angelic?
When will you take off your clothes?
When will you look at yourself
through the grave?
When will you be worthy of your
million Trotskyites?
America why are your libraries full of
tears? -Alan Ginsberg

[seeker41]

Another little gem from the DUh folks...

[SpinyNorman]

More fun from the Despotic Unwashed:

Time to turn off the TV and the noise. I went to the library today and got a big fat biography of Theodore Roosevelt. I'm going to the Ozarks this weekend for a hiking trip with two other women, both of whom are strong liberal progressives. We are taking wine and cheese and plan on getting aromatherapy massages at the spa. Then its back to the real world and time to figure out what's next.

Peace,

Proud Wellstone Progressive

Well, anyone who likes T.R. can't be all bad. Next, another DUnderheaded attempt to paint us conservatives as Bad Guys: I submit the problem is not one of VISION, but rather IMAGE.

I bet that she either got her Roosevelts confused, or didn't know that there were two President Roosevelts!!

Here is the IMAGE of the Democratic party: Brown people of all varieties, gay people, poverty, disease, stymied government, take your guns, kill unborn babies, dirty working class, welfare queens, no God, big government, filth, crime, lies, cheating, presidential blowjobs, and a weak military. "Image"? Sounds pretty close to the real thing, ne c'est pas?

With the exception of the misguided, misinformed, confused, and lockstep voters!

Here is the IMAGE of the Republican party:

A white man, 30's, steps out the door of his brand-new spanking clean 4-bedroom house, on his way to work. Behind him, his wife smiles as two immaculately clean children (1 boy, 1 girl) cling to her skirts (of course she is wearing a skirt, she's wearing an apron too). There is a Bible on the bookshelf and a gun locked in a gun cabinet in the basement, so this good man can protect his family. The man knows his family and country are protected by the strongest military in the world. He gets into his SUV, and takes one last look back at his beautiful, clean, white family.

Yep, that's me! But she says it like it's a bad thing. I figured she's anti-gun and anti-SUV, but is she against cleanliness, whiteness, and Bibles too? And just what does she have against skirts and aprons? Weird!

Blacks don't exist. Gays don't exist. AIDS doesn't exist. Poverty doesn't exist. I could live in a world with no homosexuality or AIDS. As for black people, I happen to like people in general, so eliminating any of them isn't on my agenda. The poor will be with us always.

In the case of the Dems, the conservative blacks and gays don't exist, AIDS is a political, not a medical disease, and poverty is a place you keep your voters, blaming it on Mr. White guy above, so they will remain dissatisfied and loyal to those they perceive are giving them a free ride.

[Eala]

Beautiful post! Many, many thanks.

Thank you!

[Eala]

>Here is the IMAGE of the Republican party:...
Yep, that's me! But she says it like it's a bad thing. I figured she's anti-gun and anti-SUV, but is she against cleanliness, whiteness, and Bibles too? And just what does she have against skirts and aprons? Weird!

LOL. That's me too, except the SUV gets 30 mpg, two daughters -- and despite the example of her father [grin] the oldest is studying to be an engineer. (She's a registered Republican, btw -- and it was her choice.)