Votenfreude

[eirias]

In the inevitable jitters and bitten nails of Election Day, here's a suggestion. Think of someone you really can't stand who favors your candidate. Now imagine how bad he's gonna feel when your guy loses. Feel better? No? Well, it was worth a try. --Andrew Sullivan

I can think of one, actually. But no, it didn't really help. When people who suck get frustrated, they invariably suck more.

Comments

[ksledge.livejournal.com]

that's a good idea, but you're right -- it doesn't really work. Especailly since most of the people I hate favor the other candidate and it really upsets me to think of how happy they are right now.

[eirias.livejournal.com]

Actually, what makes me feel worse is thinking about how happy my conservative friends are. It makes me feel like I must be some kind of alien, living in a different world with different facts. How else could people I respect differ from me so much in this regard?

I mean, given that I am part of an America wherein conservatives and liberals generally don't have what anyone would call civilized conversations, the number of conservatives I know socially is fairly small, so there is more sympathy than alienation to be found in my social circle. But that doesn't make me feel any better.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

There's an immortal statement. Yours, I mean, not Sullivan's.