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It's not really schadenfreude unless you are actually taking pleasure from knowing people are suffering. Morbid fascination, maybe. Or awe. Like watching the planes hit the twin towers, it's hard not to watch but it is different to how we feel if we see pictures of the bodies of the people killed.

fancy a bit of genuine schadenfreude? just got this from a german friend.

our secretary for defence Dr. Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned last week after it was found out that his Phd dissertation in political science from years back was a rip off and in large parts a copy and paste job from Google. At first he waived off the ‘’Dr.’’ from of his name but the left wing/liberal press and parts of the likeminded public finally got him and he had no chance but to resign.

He was immensely popular and in the majority of the public eye seen as young, dynamic, good looking and modern believed to follow Merkel in the job of German chancellor.

In my opinion he was just a slimey conservative who was very good at presenting himself for the camera who left out no chance to tell everyone how cool he was by putting on AC/DC t shirts over a suit jacket when a camera was near and talking about his love for hard rock, etc What a c*ck !!!!

Yesterday he was officially seen off. Traditionally all Chancellors; Presidents and secretaries for defence are seen off with what we call “ Der grosse Zapfenstreich” . A military parade with big military brass and drums etc. The tradition also stipulates for the military music corp to play a request from the person who is leaving. Normally they chose classical pieces or traditional marches.

Take a look at Karl Theodor’s seeing off music. Enjoy!!!

YouTube - Zapfenstreich Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: Deep Purple /// Smoke On The Water