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Old 10-12-2012, 01:44 PM   #39 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I like "schaudenfreude" myself.
Looking at the larger picture, those people who are now experiencing temporary hardship were, not so long ago, taking pleasure in creating hardship for the rest of us (and ultimately themselves). So while I might not actually take pleasure in their predicaments, I do see it as the working out of... Well, call it karma - or maybe carma :-)
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