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Schadenfreude is a fine German word, a word that only the Germans could’ve invented. Think about it: Who else but our Teutonic friends — pillagers of Rome, runners-up in two world wars, creators of both the Mercedes-Benz and the Trabant — could’ve conjured up a word to capture the malicious pleasure we take from another’s misfortune?
The word is as literal as can be, with schaden meaning “damage” and freude meaning joy.
We mention all this because we’re feeling fairly freude this morning, with word of CNN’s schaden. The latest Nielsen TV ratings are out, and they indicate that “The Most Trusted Name in [Fake] News” has taken a colossal viewership hit. Indeed, the network’s ratings have dropped nearly 70% since Donald Trump left office.
Who knew it was even possible to lose 70% of one’s viewers and still look a prospective advertiser square in the eye?
The Leftmedia’s Bête Orange goeth, and he taketh CNN with him.