[janwl]

>The "I'm okay being miserable as long as you're more miserable" crowd has always had a strong showing in this country.

If the choices are "I am miserable whilst my enemies are happy" and "I am miserable whilst my enemies are even more miserable", I know what I would choose.

[neilv]

There's a loosely related joke, which might apply a little...

A person discovers a genie in a bottle, and is given 3 wishes, but with the condition that their worst enemy will receive double the wish.

"For my first wish, I would like a billion dollars"

Genie nods. Person is surrounded by stacks of dollars and gold. "Your enemy gets two billion."

"For my second wish, I would like a mansion."

Genie nods. Person is transported to a beautiful mansion. "Done. Your enemy gets two mansions."

"Now beat me half to death."

[bsder]

> If the choices are "I am miserable whilst my enemies are happy" and "I am miserable whilst my enemies are even more miserable", I know what I would choose.

THOSE ARE NOT ALL THE DAMN CHOICES!

How about we try: "make everybody less miserable". Could we please try voting for that? Maybe?

And who the fuck are your "enemies"? The poor people down the street? The poor people in the rural areas? The poor people in the cities? What the hell did they do to YOU, PERSONALLY to warrant being your "enemy"?

Cries in Vonnegut.