Why do some people cheer the tragedies of people just because they’re on “the other side”? /u/VagabondVivant No such thing as stupid questions

This isn’t just an American thing, btw — though this question was inspired by the hate tweets going around right now.

Like, on an actual psychological level, what’s going on? I can’t think of any other kind of rivalry (for lack of a better term) that would engender such a response. I’m pretty sure even the die-hardest Sox fan wouldn’t cheer a tragedy that befell Yankee Stadium.

So what is it about political rivalry that makes some people feel good to see their “enemies” suffer?

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​r/NoStupidQuestions This isn’t just an American thing, btw — though this question was inspired by the hate tweets going around right now. Like, on an actual psychological level, what’s going on? I can’t think of any other kind of rivalry (for lack of a better term) that would engender such a response. I’m pretty sure even the die-hardest Sox fan wouldn’t cheer a tragedy that befell Yankee Stadium. So what is it about political rivalry that makes some people feel good to see their “enemies” suffer? submitted by /u/VagabondVivant [link] [comments] 

This isn’t just an American thing, btw — though this question was inspired by the hate tweets going around right now.

Like, on an actual psychological level, what’s going on? I can’t think of any other kind of rivalry (for lack of a better term) that would engender such a response. I’m pretty sure even the die-hardest Sox fan wouldn’t cheer a tragedy that befell Yankee Stadium.

So what is it about political rivalry that makes some people feel good to see their “enemies” suffer?

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