I'm not arguing the definition of schadenfreude. I'm arguing that the conduct of Republican governors is more than schadenfreude--it's sadistic. But there's a lot more involved in quest for money and power than an emotional state.
It's all very simple. Those who possess a disproportionate share of the nation's wealth are interested in keeping it, or at least keeping it in their families, and oppose tax reform legistlation which would change that along with the economic structure which enabled them to amass that wealth. It has always been that way. They are willing to generously support candidates who will take their side and not that of the majority who would support tax policies leading to a redistribution of wealth in the country. They don't give a damn about the ethics or morality of those who support them, just so long as they support them, and that includes the support of sadists, to whom they would gladly donate, along with bigots, nazis and downright crooks.
Yes, that's the common denominator across most forms of government, historically and present. Mitigating those Me-My-Mine forces is a challenge for the common good.
But when a person derives pleasure from actively causing pain to someone else, it’s called sadism.
But if you didn't bring about the person's pain, its schadenfreude.
I'm not arguing the definition of schadenfreude. I'm arguing that the conduct of Republican governors is more than schadenfreude--it's sadistic. But there's a lot more involved in quest for money and power than an emotional state.
It's all very simple. Those who possess a disproportionate share of the nation's wealth are interested in keeping it, or at least keeping it in their families, and oppose tax reform legistlation which would change that along with the economic structure which enabled them to amass that wealth. It has always been that way. They are willing to generously support candidates who will take their side and not that of the majority who would support tax policies leading to a redistribution of wealth in the country. They don't give a damn about the ethics or morality of those who support them, just so long as they support them, and that includes the support of sadists, to whom they would gladly donate, along with bigots, nazis and downright crooks.
Yes, that's the common denominator across most forms of government, historically and present. Mitigating those Me-My-Mine forces is a challenge for the common good.