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Topic: “a win is still a win even though I lose overall”
Anonymous A started this discussion 5 years ago#100,118
Is there a word for this? It isn't quite a Pyrrhic victory because you aren't saying your 'win' is on par with defeat, you're literally admitting it's a loss. ?
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 7 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,129,178
Moral victory perhaps. The same people whom will make fun of Corbynites for saying "he won the argument but lost the election" will immediately turn around and say that winning less money on a lottery ticket than you spent is a victory or that Brexit is a success even if it causes a shrinking economy and diminished presence on the world stage while providing zero of the alleged benefits promised by the hucksters and morons who campaigned for it.
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Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,129,184
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Yes, I think that moral victory is probably the closest that our language can get to this lofty concept. Although, some less flattering terms like "in denial" or "coping mechanism" might also fit.
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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 31 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,129,190
A costly victory. You killed the fly but also the tv it was on.