Schadenfreude

[lexin]

Taking pleasure in the misfortune of others - though I'm not sure what's happened to Donald Trump can really be described as a misfortune as he rather seems to have brought it entirely on himself. I do hope he's convicted.

The BBC keep saying he's being accused of paying hush money to Stormy Daniels. I gather that isn't so. It's for some variation on false accounting.

Of course there are flies in the ointment. It would also bring me great joy if:
(1) Tony Blair was tried for war crimes,
(2) Boris Johnson lost his seat as an MP (better if he lost his wealth too),
(3) Rupert Murdoch ceased to exist.

So that's my thought for today.

Comments

Indeed

[stranger]

I've been following this as little as possible, but since I live in the U.S., I haven't been able to avoid learning that your summary is quite accurate about how the legal case is being reported. The logic is Byzantine, but apparently no more so than many legal maneuvers.

Also, U.S. reporting being what it is, my current impression is that Larry the Cat is actually the PM in Downing Street. At least it's not Johnson, but what who?

Re: Indeed

[lexin]

Current Prime Minister is Rishi Sunak. He used to be Chancellor of the Exchequer, at least at one time.

He's horrible, but not as horrible as the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, who is nicknamed "Cruella" for her sheer nastiness towards immigrants, black people, Roma and trans people.

Re: Indeed

[emrinalexander]

And she's even more horrible as she's the daughter of parents who emigrated to Britain in the 1960s from Mauritius and Kenya respectively. Ironic.

Re: Indeed

[lexin]

Absolutely. And she seems blind to the irony.

Re: Indeed

[watervole]

Ah well, she was born here, so it doesn't count.

And as for all those nasty trans people...

I loathe her.

Re: Indeed

[lexin]

I didn't know it was possible to hate someone more than I did Margaret Thatcher, but I really loathe the current government. All of them, but Braverman, Priti Patel, Boris and Ian Duncan Smith the most. At least today.