# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250 "2023-05-19T03:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 276
**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 20, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5502 "2024-04-20T11:16:41Z")
> [@saje](#): > > It’s just – good people have these real problems, and I don’t like the idea that making fun of them is seen as in any way ok just because Trump is fair game. Good people may have BO problems that are not their fault, but they don’t literally smell like shit. Trump, very appropriately, allegedly does. If this story gets wide exposure – which I sincerely hope it does – including the part about how the lawyers that have to sit with him are nauseated by the stench – I fully expect the Orange Shitbag to demand that his lawyers deny it, under threat of being fired. And I also fully expect these long-suffering lawyers, exhibiting the ethics of a nocturnal rodent, to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5503 "2024-04-20T12:00:27Z")
This is a unique circumstance. Join in (or at least don’t discourage) the “Trump stinks” mocking not because it’s fun, or frankly even because he deserves it. Do it because it could be the thing, the relatively trivial thing, that costs him the election. Pinky swear from all of us in the decent tribe that this does not set a precedent for common use in the future. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5504 "2024-04-20T12:43:46Z")
If it costs him his cult leader status, I’m all for it! ---
**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 20, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5505 "2024-04-20T12:51:00Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Ambivalence should be my middle name. - Or maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5506 "2024-04-20T13:23:17Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I believe you mean this link: That is not the specific article I read before, but it has the same (long) quote in it. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5507 "2024-04-20T13:29:17Z")
Well, it’s 9:30 AM in America and the internet is once again ablaze with stories of the dark cloud that seems to be hanging over Rump. I suppose I should feel sympathy, but Schadenfreude describes it best: I just know that Rump is giving his people one hell of a blowing up somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5508 "2024-04-20T13:40:32Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Well, it’s 9:30 AM in America and the internet is once again ablaze with stories of the dark cloud that seems to be hanging over Rump. Yes, an obnoxious cloud that lingers and spreads, or so I hear. Actually I’m not even sure whether you’re referring to his legal issues, his gastrointestinal issues, or both. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5509 "2024-04-20T13:40:35Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Well, it’s 9:30 AM in America and the internet is once again ablaze with stories of the dark cloud that seems to be hanging over Rump. Actually, I believe methane is colorless. Oh, did you mean a metaphorical dark cloud? Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Loggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5510 "2024-04-20T13:45:53Z")
Since the debate here has gone down a shitty path 🙂 It seems many people are arguing that trump uses diapers, but my question then is; wouldnt that show on his pants if he had that extra padding inside. It would be visible wouldnt it? My mum who is 78 years old uses adult diapers, and its pretty easy to see outside her clothes that she does. So, just wondering if its possible to hide those diapers from visibility? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5511 "2024-04-20T13:49:28Z")
My first wife wore Depends Silhouettes, which tend to not bulk out the backside. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5512 "2024-04-20T13:50:37Z")
> [@Loggins](#): > > It seems many people are arguing that trump uses diapers, but my question then is; wouldnt that show on his pants if he had that extra padding inside. It would be visible wouldnt it? There’s a picture in the link @Pardel-Lux posted. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5513 "2024-04-20T15:15:14Z")
> [@saje](#): > > there certainly are people who have strong BO due to one medical thing or another, and gawd knows weight and body shaming are issues society needs to handle better. It’s just wrong to mock these things. > > On the other hand, Trump LIVES for mocking and belittling others, and doing the old point n’ laugh back at him seems only fair. Fair to him, probably. A good idea, not if you want to help society handle these things better in general. > [@Stratocaster](#): > > Pinky swear from all of us in the decent tribe that this does not set a precedent for common use in the future. Human nature does not work that way. > [@Stratocaster](#): > > Do it because it could be the thing, the relatively trivial thing, that costs him the election. So the ends justify the means? I just want to be clear that folks understand what they are advocating for here. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5514 "2024-04-20T15:16:21Z")
In this case? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5515 "2024-04-20T16:44:16Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Non-verbal or other subtle cues that influence jurors’ decisions are fascinating. And real. Or not so subtle. I had an elderly cat with intestinal issues that resulted in loose bowel movements whose abhorrent pungency could fill a three-story townhouse, and that’s from a six-pound cat. Just imagine what someone Trump’s size could release into the atmosphere. Especially if the stress of being trapped in trial ups his digestive difficulties. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5516 "2024-04-20T17:09:29Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > So the ends justify the means? I just want to be clear that folks understand what they are advocating for here. I view this more as Donald Trump making his own bed and having to lie in it. We’re mocking Trump because he’s spent years mocking others in order to make himself seem stronger by comparison. Remember when he mocked a disabled reporter? Or when he insulted John McCain for getting capture during the Vietnam War? How about when he referred to deal US soldiers as “losers?” Referring to current military leaders as stupid, Bill Barr as weak, Joe Biden as someone who can’t “put two sentences together.” It’s not a matter of the ends justifying the means. Trump is just reaping what he sowed. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5517 "2024-04-20T17:19:29Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I view this more as Donald Trump making his own bed and having to lie in it. Don’t you mean “… Donald Trump making his own bed and having to _ **shit** _ in it”? Well, someone was going to say that, might as well be me. I just wish his political career would finally shit the bed. ---
**Author:** ![Kelby2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ebca7d/32.png) [@Kelby2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelby2)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5518 "2024-04-20T17:36:17Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > > > So the ends justify the means? I just want to be clear that folks understand what they are advocating for here. > > I view this more as Donald Trump making his own bed and having to lie in it. We’re mocking Trump because he’s spent years mocking others in order to make himself seem stronger by comparison. Remember when he mocked a disabled reporter? Or when he insulted John McCain for getting capture during the Vietnam War? How about when he referred to deal US soldiers as “losers?” Referring to current military leaders as stupid, Bill Barr as weak, Joe Biden as someone who can’t “put two sentences together.” It’s not a matter of the ends justifying the means. Trump is just reaping what he sowed. Can’t disagree with any of this. Wicked karma. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5519 "2024-04-20T17:37:14Z")
‘Do unto others as they do unto others.’ ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5520 "2024-04-20T17:39:03Z")
I don’t actually think donald smells like shit. I mean, I wouldn’t put it past him to fart while dozing off, but I think the _smells bad_ thing is a gaslighting campaign by some of his detractors. And I’m guessing that it derives from the fact that 1) donald is a notorious germaphobe and 2) he _does_ have a strong odor, but it’s that combination of too much cologne, aftershave, spray tan, and scented hair products. Not _shitty_, but definitely pungent. And the thing is, if will drive donald _nuts_ if he thinks people _think_ he smells bad. Like, it will consume him. Psychological torture. Anyway, that’s my theory on this. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5521 "2024-04-20T17:42:59Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I view this more as Donald Trump making his own bed and having to lie in it. We’re mocking Trump because he’s spent years mocking others in order to make himself seem stronger by comparison. Remember when he mocked a disabled reporter? Or when he insulted John McCain for getting capture during the Vietnam War? How about when he referred to deal US soldiers as “losers?” Referring to current military leaders as stupid, Bill Barr as weak, Joe Biden as someone who can’t “put two sentences together.” It’s not a matter of the ends justifying the means. Trump is just reaping what he sowed. The reverse is also true. We all saw how odious Trump’s behavior was to the reporter, McCain, et al. Now we get to choose whether we want to be odious, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=275) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=277)