I was raised to believe it's wrong to rejoice at the misfortunes of others.

[cab67]

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I've always had a strong sense of schadenfreude, but my parents taught me to hold such feelings to myself. To do otherwise would be undignified.

So I'm now looking up to the sky and saying, "Mom? Dad? I'm making an exception."

This is more than the conviction of a criminal. It's a demonstration that the rule of law in the US, in spite of its flaws, still lives. It shows the cost of hubris. And it shows the rest of the world that when we say we don't have kings and queens, we mean it.

The Red Hatters won't back down, of course. But maybe some who would otherwise prefer a Republican candidate will think twice about voting for a convicted felon.

I don't know. But I do know that, in spite of the wisdom of what my parents raised me to believe, this is a cause for, if not celebration, then at least pride in being an American.

[Irish_Dem]

1. We are celebrating the magic of democracy, and that it still works.

Our legal system still works.

I am not even thinking about the F-wad.

[marybourg]

2. And shame that a person of this squalid character was ever

the President of the United States.

[dalton99a]

3. The demise of evil people should be celebrated.

Less evil means a better world.

[kysrsoze]

4. If this is wrong, I don't wanna be right!

[MyMission]

5. I'm rejoicing that justice was served!

I'm not rejoicing in his misfortune.

Just sharing that thought!