Schadenfreude is joy derived from the misfortune of others - while you may be experiencing that with OP’s article (hard not to when bad things happen to bad people), that isn’t the part that makes it uplifting.
It signals the possibility of a shift away from the hatred and bigotry that drives their political values. It’s not the optimal route of getting us there, but again, everything else has failed.
Schadenfreude is joy derived from the misfortune of others - while you may be experiencing that with OP’s article (hard not to when bad things happen to bad people), that isn’t the part that makes it uplifting.
It signals the possibility of a shift away from the hatred and bigotry that drives their political values. It’s not the optimal route of getting us there, but again, everything else has failed.