# 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:** 325
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6482 "2024-06-06T07:21:09Z")
Wait. Where’s he supposed to be standing in that pic? ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6483 "2024-06-06T07:28:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Also, wasn’t Atlas having to hold the world on his shoulders supposed to be a punishment for defying the gods? Yep. Maybe we’re getting this all wrong? Maybe the artist is subtly suggesting an alternative to prison time? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6484 "2024-06-06T07:34:59Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Where’s he supposed to be standing in that pic? On the back of a giant turtle, of course. The most tremendous turtle anyone’s ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6485 "2024-06-06T07:39:22Z")
With tears in its eyes, because no creature ever sees the awesomeness of Trump without tears in their eyes. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6486 "2024-06-06T08:37:33Z")
It looks like he’s kneeling, I hope the National Anthem isn’t playing. And I really wish folks would quit teasing me with “signs of ill health” comments. sigh ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6487 "2024-06-06T10:07:45Z")
And the flag is touching the ground in that picture, which I think is a no-no. Oh well, he can fix it for Trump’s next Presidential portrait. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6488 "2024-06-06T10:29:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Also, wasn’t Atlas having to hold the world on his shoulders supposed to be a punishment for defying the gods? I hate to be that pedantic SDMB guy, but in Greek myth, Atlas held up the _sky_, not the earth. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6489 "2024-06-06T10:40:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I hate to be that pedantic SDMB guy, but in Greek myth, Atlas held up the _sky_, not the earth. Well… [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/goofy-gods-comics-2021-607444a13f8d8__700.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/goofy-gods-comics-2021-607444a13f8d8__700.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6490 "2024-06-06T11:12:40Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I hate to be that pedantic SDMB guy, but in Greek myth, Atlas held up the _sky_, not the earth. And tricked by Hercules, so Atlas wasn’t the brightest guy. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6491 "2024-06-06T11:14:08Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Atlas wasn’t the brightest guy. That’s why he wasn’t at the center of that many stories. He was more of a supporting character. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6492 "2024-06-06T11:18:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > He was more of a supporting character. Ha! Atlas should have won an Emmy, but the awards were rigged against him! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6493 "2024-06-06T11:29:55Z")
I reluctantly applaud you. 👏 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6494 "2024-06-06T14:32:33Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I hate to be that pedantic SDMB guy, but in Greek myth, Atlas held up the _sky_, not the earth. One hell of a stickup guy, that Atlas. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6495 "2024-06-06T15:30:18Z")
He always reached for the sky with his performances. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6496 "2024-06-06T16:27:55Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > The petition is actually a link to the fundraising site winred . com, and you have to donate something to have your name added to the petition. Ahhh, so it’s a basic grift scheme. When do these morons run out of money to give to con artists? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6497 "2024-06-06T16:29:51Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > What’s next, him having to quarter soldiers in Mar-a-Lago in times of peace, contrary to the Third Amendment?” Does having secret service agents hanging around monitoring his house arrest count? > [@Spoons](#): > > Not sure what thread this belongs in, but Jon McNaughton has produced another gem of a painting: Also the way he’s holding it looks very unstable, all of his contact points are on the front side of the globe, so it looks like rather than holding it up he’s heaving it over his back to roll down behind him. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6498 "2024-06-06T16:46:01Z")
So, overthrowing it. Apropos! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6499 "2024-06-06T17:28:59Z")
A-hole deluxe Bannon ordered to prison. Only four months, but better than nothing. > **[Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison July 1 in contempt of...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-bannon-sentence-prison-contempt-of-congress/)** > > Trump ally Steve Bannon appeared in a Washington, D.C. federal courtroom on Thursday as a judge weighed whether to clear the way for Bannon to serve out a four-month prison sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6500 "2024-06-06T17:33:57Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I hate to be that pedantic SDMB guy, but in Greek myth, Atlas held up the _sky_, not the earth. Yes, but this doesn’t bug me as much as when people mistakenly use a Caduceus (the symbol of trade or diplomacy) to represent the medical profession rather than the Rod of Asclepius. Being a pedant can be exhausting! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6501 "2024-06-06T17:36:06Z")
> **[Steve Bannon: "There's nothing that can shut me up..."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHJvYJvw1g?1)** > > Steve Bannon speaks to reporters in Washington, after being ordered by a federal judge to reporter to prison by July 1. Bannon was convicted for defying a Ja... [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=324) [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=326)