Schadenfreude to feel "Schadenfreude" in response to negative events in politics. The study was designed to determine whether or not there was a possibility that events containing objective misfortunes might produce "Schadenfreude". It was reported in the study that the likelihood of experiencing feelings of "Schadenfreude" depends upon whether an individual's own party or the opposing party is suffering harm. This study suggests that the domain of politics is prime territory for feelings of "Schadenfreude", especially for those who identify strongly with their political party. Notes Schadenfreude Schadenfreude (; ; 'harm-joy') is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes
Argument from desire First, whereas other desires “are felt as pleasures only if satisfaction is expected in the near future,” with Joy “the mere wanting is felt to be somehow a delight.” Joy thus “cuts across our ordinary distinctions between wanting and having. To have it is, by definition, a want: to want it, we find, is to have it”. Second, Joy differs from all other desires in the mysteriousness or elusiveness of its object(s). With Joy, it is not clear exactly what is desired, and false leads are common. Many suppose, wrongly, that Joy is a desire for some particular worldly satisfaction