# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 477
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9527 "2023-03-31T18:46:27Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > ‘WITCH HUNT!!2!’:The Witch Hunts Back > ‘WITCH HUNT!!4!’: The Witchening > ‘WITCH HUNT!!5!’: Witch Force Five > ‘WITCH HUNT!!3D!’ (but mostly for the cheezy effects) I thought it went: “WITCH HUNT 2: Electric Boogaloo” “WITCH HUNT With a Vengeance” “After the WITCH HUNT” “Love Finds WITCH HUNT” … ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9528 "2023-03-31T19:26:09Z")
And we can go retro with a Beach Blanket movie: SAND WITCH HUNT. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9529 "2023-03-31T20:10:12Z")
Return to WITCHMountainHUNT!!11! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9530 "2023-03-31T20:40:50Z")
Son of WITCH HUNT! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9531 "2023-03-31T20:55:03Z")
Seeing Stephen Miller always reminds me of Quint in Jaws describing the shark. “He’s got dull, lifeless eyes… like doll’s eyes.” Or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9532 "2023-03-31T20:59:08Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Stephen Miller could not resemble a more perfect Nazi if he tried. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1969-054-16%2C_Reinhard_Heydrich.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1969-054-16%2C_Reinhard_Heydrich.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1969-054-16%2C_Reinhard_Heydrich.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1969-054-16%2C_Reinhard_Heydrich.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9533 "2023-03-31T22:20:30Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > When do they go to space? According to the [historical documents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_X), it’s Witch Hunt X. 🙂 (I’m assuming that we’re going with a horror theme, otherwise the [comedy spectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Muppets_productions) would indicate #6, but while Trump’s character is a tragicomic caricature, his actions are sheer horror) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9534 "2023-03-31T23:14:32Z")
Yep. Everyone needs to laugh at least once a day. [Let me help you with today’s dosage](https://twitter.com/HelenBlue9/status/1641636153173393410). ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9535 "2023-04-01T00:17:19Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If a person is being investigated for a bunch of crimes and they are in politics, maybe it’s political persecution. Or maybe they just break the law a lot. That’s for the courts to decide. … This simple and obvious observation appears to be utterly beyond the intellectual capacity of any Republican politician, pundit, or mouthpiece, to comprehend. (I would love to see a reporter put this to one of those lawlessness-promoting right-wingers. Of course the right-winger would side-step and avoid. But a good interviewer could at least make it clear to the audience that the right-winger was side-stepping and avoiding.) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9536 "2023-04-01T00:56:18Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Seeing Stephen Miller always reminds me of Quint in Jaws describing the shark. “He’s got dull, lifeless eyes… like doll’s eyes.” He reminds me of Roy Cohn in that way and many others… [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4ejYDZUEAAmvMh.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4ejYDZUEAAmvMh.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9537 "2023-04-01T01:20:09Z")
I’d say he’s more an Eichmann type. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYrTtxn0hedqjX6fFZyNJEneHfDn4zLv8B2Sy8XFhDewu6QZVQH_s_wAb5NrfGZNEk3PQ&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYrTtxn0hedqjX6fFZyNJEneHfDn4zLv8B2Sy8XFhDewu6QZVQH_s_wAb5NrfGZNEk3PQ&usqp=CAU) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9538 "2023-04-01T02:25:33Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > FWIW, iDJiT’s attorneys are on record as saying he’s not interested in any plea deals. I can’t say I’m surprised, or sad. As dicey as trials would be I want to see him in the court room. I want his rubes to see that yes, in this country no man is above the law. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9539 "2023-04-01T04:43:51Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > He reminds me of Roy Cohn in that way and many others… For those who may not know, **[Trump was Roy Cohn’s protégé](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/donald-trump-roy-cohn-relationship)**. In the spirit of “evil begets evil”, that was how Trump learned many of the dirty tricks he has since mastered. The inclusion of a Nazi like Stephen Miller in his inner circle is a natural. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9540 "2023-04-02T02:56:25Z")
More Repub lameness of accidentally-on-purpose unclear laws getting pushback. > **[Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee's anti-drag law](https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-tennessee-s-anti-drag-law-1.6338682)** > > A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows just hours before it was set to go into effect, siding with a group that filed a lawsuit claiming the statute violates the First... > [@](#): > > U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker issued the temporary injunction after hearing arguments on both sides Thursday. Parker wrote that the state has failed to make a compelling argument as to why Tennessee needed the new law, adding that the court also agrees the statute is likely vague and overly broad. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9541 "2023-04-02T19:50:29Z")
Trump’s mierdas touch, strikes again. > **[Truth Social execs facing financial catastrophe as deadline looms](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-2659714115/)** > > Trump's social media venture could be headed for an iceberg. Oh, that is plenty of time, no? Not really. > According to report from the New York Times, two different investigations are tying up the merger between Digital World Acquisition Corp. and [Trump](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-news/?utm_campaign=SmartLinks) Media & Technology Group with $300 million at stake. > > As the Times reports, “That deal has been waylaid by two intensifying federal investigations. One is focused on whether preliminary merger discussions between Digital World and Trump Media violated federal securities laws. The other investigation is looking at whether a group of early investors in Digital World — who were brought into the deal by [deal architect Patrick] Orlando — engaged in improper trading.” > > With a six-month deadline looming, there are concerns by executives from both companies that two federal investigations won’t wrap up in time and they will have to refund the money dumped into the company’s early investors. One of the few times when I’m glad that justice is slow but sure… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9542 "2023-04-02T20:02:33Z")
> facing a September deadline to get Securities Exchange Commission approval for their pending merger or they will be forced to return millions to investors. “Uhhh, about those millions… We’re not exactly sure where they are anymore. We’ve checked the office couch cushions, and behind the microwave, but no luck. Sorry. Hope you don’t mind.” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9543 "2023-04-03T11:55:08Z")
It occurs to me there’s a lack of shameful lack of scientific rigor in the title. How much Schadenfreude is a “perfectly reasonable amount”? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9544 "2023-04-03T12:05:49Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > It occurs to me there’s a lack of shameful lack of scientific rigor in the title. How much Schadenfreude is a “perfectly reasonable amount”? - Enough to suffocate whoever it landed on. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9545 "2023-04-03T12:10:01Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > How much Schadenfreude is a “perfectly reasonable amount”? Substitute ‘[schadenfreude](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvvaZCuvHnc)’ for ‘bacon and eggs’. (Parks and Recs clip) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9546 "2023-04-03T18:20:49Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “Uhhh, about those millions… We’re not exactly sure where they are anymore. We’ve checked the office couch cushions, and behind the microwave, but no luck. Sorry. Hope you don’t mind.” Actually, the money that the early investors contributed is probably still there, its just the early investors who aren’t. DWAC is just a piggy bank with a deal in mind. At the start investors put in $10 per share of stock and, minus minimal running expenses, and possible escrow investment fluctuations, its all still there. So if the deal collapses all the investors get their $10 back, no harm no foul. The problem of course is that within two weeks of its creation the original $10 investors sold their shares to MAGA rubes like [MTG](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-bought-shares-of-trump-affiliated-spac-firm-dwac.html) for $90/share making a %800 2 week profit, while the MAGAs are left holding a $10 IOU that they paid $90 for. The real schadenfreude comes from Trump though. He was supposed to get over 40 million shares of stock when the merger happened. Which, early on, he could have sold for billions of dollars to eager MAGA suckers. However, since, as with everything that Trump does, laws were broken in making this deal and so the SEC put a kabosh on the deal, and Trump is forced to sit on the sidelines and watch his fortune drain away, unable to cash out because he could never cash in. Meanwhile Trump is left holding Truth Social whose sole purpose was as a Potemkin company that would just need to last long enough to be sold to DWAC. At last a scam where Trump ends up being the sucker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=478)