# 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:** 327
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6522 "2024-06-06T22:17:57Z")
The more reports I read the more I believe the base of the maga party is part of the sovcit world ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6523 "2024-06-06T22:28:06Z")
Well, they’re both fundamentally based on a strong belief in conspiracy theories. So I’d expect a certain amount of overlap, and even more borrowing of ideas. They’ll latch onto any nonsense if it sounds like it will get them what they want. ---
**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, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6524 "2024-06-06T23:00:23Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > They’ll latch onto any nonsense if it sounds like it will get them what they want. That certainly seems to be the strategy of the modern day Trump party. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6525 "2024-06-06T23:02:51Z")
A classic line ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6526 "2024-06-06T23:14:50Z")
Ok, I circling back around. TRUMP had a handgun license in NY?!!! I wonder if it was a CCW. How many classes did he take? Hmmm… It’s small potatoes, but I wouldn’t let that asshole near a book of matches. Who did he pay off for that? ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6527 "2024-06-06T23:23:32Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Isn’t that pretty much what we hear from the Sovereign Citizen types? “This is my ‘understanding’ of the law, you can’t send me to jail over it!!!” No, no, no. If someone tricks you into saying you “understand” the law, that means you “stand under” the law, and the law applies to you. You have to insist that you do not under stand. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6528 "2024-06-06T23:38:30Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > No, no, no. If someone tricks you into saying you “understand” the law, that means you “stand under” the law, and the law applies to you. You have to insist that you do not under stand I was going to make that joke, but thought it might be a bit too obscure 😀 ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6529 "2024-06-06T23:49:28Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > There is not a prison built or a jail built that will ever shut me up, Huh. A congressional subpoena seemed to do the trick… ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6530 "2024-06-07T00:22:48Z")
From [The Borowitz Report](https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/prison-guards-dreading-body-search): > [@](#): > > **Prison Guards Dreading Body Search of Bannon** > WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Panic gripped the nation’s prison guards on Thursday as they reacted to the prospect of body-searching Steve Bannon. > > The thought of interacting with the naked Bannon had many in the guard community rethinking their careers, insiders confirmed. > … ---
**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:** [June 7, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6531 "2024-06-07T01:15:09Z")
Now, now, folks, can’t you see how realistic this painting is? Just look at how small our Divine King’s hands are! Clearly it’s an accurate portrait. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6532 "2024-06-07T01:49:40Z")
I have a mental image of Bannon being hosed down like Charlton Heston in _Planet of the Apes_. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6533 "2024-06-07T03:31:34Z")
The latest issue of _The New Yorker_ just arrived. [![](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/6658ea0e149ab20ea5b68500/master/w_2240,c_limit/CoverStory-STORY_cuneo_trump.jpg) ](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/6658ea0e149ab20ea5b68500/master/w_2240,c_limit/CoverStory-STORY_cuneo_trump.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6534 "2024-06-07T04:37:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “Oh shit well, if you’re going to say “comply” over it, I’ll do the thing…” “Motion to dismiss all charges.” “Denied.” “_Sudo_ motion to dismiss all charges.” “… Granted.” ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6535 "2024-06-07T08:05:04Z")
That almost makes me miss my Linux days. ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6536 "2024-06-07T08:35:36Z")
As always, there’s an XKCD for that: [![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/sandwich.png) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/sandwich.png) ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6537 "2024-06-07T08:44:00Z")
I don’t get “sudo” or the XKCD reference. Guess I’m not one of the cool kids. But I do get this: > [@commasense](#): > > The latest issue of _The New Yorker_ just arrived. Maybe I should resubscribe. Looks like things might get interesting in its pages. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6538 "2024-06-07T08:56:42Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Guess I’m not one of the cool kids. It’s a techhead/sysadmin thing. Kind of the opposite of the “cool kids.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6539 "2024-06-07T09:52:31Z")
Still don’t get the SUDO ref, help us normies out, please? Dan ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6540 "2024-06-07T09:57:03Z")
The short version is that prefixing a command with “sudo” elevates the privilege for that command to superuser status. So the joke is that if you “sudo” an order to someone, they can’t refuse it. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6541 "2024-06-07T10:03:39Z")
Jeez, Thank you. Dan [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=326) [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=328)