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IRC Politics - Political terms Category: General technical and industrial > Politics Date & country: 29/04/2011, USA Words: 237

Spin
a political agenda, twisting truths or facts into something that "proves" your point of view.

suborn
to bribe or induce a witness to give false testimony.

subsidy
aid given by a government to a private commercial enterprise, a charity organization, etc.

suicide bomber
a Terrorist that kills himself in the act of murdering others.

surgical strike
an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target. Generally this is an attack using

syndicalism
Anti-capitalist, non-traditional socialist doctrine that sees the state as oppressive and advocates replacing the state system with production groups connected by a centralized agent which determines economic needs and organizes production. It is believed that working within such groups would unite workers and that this kind of unity would overcome diverging political and religious beliefs.

talking head
a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

Tea Party Movement
A grass roots movement (it is not a political party) started in 2009. The name references the Boston Tea Party protest of 1773. The movement is made up of several independent organizations, which all came together under a powerful, leaderless Tea Party movement. The movement grew rapidly, protesting pork barrel and government spending, the appropriation of the banking and auto industry, gover...

Teabagger
a slang term for the act of a man placing his scrotum in the mouth of a sexual partner. Some members of the mainstream media made crude, vulgar jokes about the Tea Party movement, calling the protestors "Teabaggers"

terrorism
Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. (FBI definition)

The Constitution
the fundamental law of the U.S. framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention and carried into effect March 4, 1789.

theory
a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation

think tank
a research institute or other organization of scholars, social or physical scientists, etc.

thought police
individuals or groups who use a political bias as a standard to determine what is, and is not, appropriate for others to think or say.

Tory
a member of the conservative party in Great Britain or Canada.

Totalitarianism
A political system, generally Fascist, Socialist, and/or Communist, that recognizes no limits on it's power and authority. Generally a Dictatorship that controls the media, the economy and takes over private enterprise. Propaganda and collectivism replace human and individual rights. Government sponsored terrorism puts an end to freedom. Probably the most successful type of Totalitarianism, was t...

transgendered
exhibiting the appearance and behavioral characteristics of the opposite sex

transsexual
a person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite sex that may be carried to the point of undergoing surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the opposite sex

tree-hugger
an environmental extremist who supports the restriction of logging.

Troll
to allure, entice and bait. A person who gives false, outrageous, inflamatory, political statements, or insults, in order to provoke a desired response. The internet troll wants to make a fool out of anyone trusting enough, to take his comments seriously.

Truther / Troofer
A conspiracy theorist who believes the 9/11 Conspiracy theory that George Bush and/or the U.S. was at fault for the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. The *troofer* believes that only he comprehends the *truth* and the rest of the people are ignorant for not seeing their truth. The word was coined by the New World Order conspiracy theorist types, who believe a powerful secret group is conspir...

truthiness
a satirical term used to describe people stating concepts they want to believe, rather than the facts. Truthiness is felt emotionally and disregards actual evidence or intellectual examination.

tyranny
arbitrary and unrestrained abuse of power.

unilateralism
a government acting on it's own, in it's own best interests. This would be opposed to going to the United Nations, to act jointly with other nations, on international principles designed to benefit "the many".

United Nations
an international organization, headquartered in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945.

urban legend
a story of doubtful authenticity involving incidents of the recent past, often including elements of humor and horror, that spreads quickly and believed to be true

utilitarianism
Judging actions by their consequences and the pleasure derived from them. The goal being the greatest amount of happiness for the most people.

vast right wing conspiracy
a term coined by Hillary Rodham-Clinton to describe the accusations of, and the investigations into, President Bill Clinton's alleged misconduct and alleged illegal activities.

Vegan
extremist vegetarians who consume no animal food or dairy products. One who abstains from using animal products (as leather).

voucher
a government coupon given to parents that can only be used to send their children to the public or private school of the parents' choice.

Watergate
an illegal break-in, by Republican campaign employees, at Democratic party national headquarters in Washington, D.C. during the 1972 presidential campaign.

Weapons of mass destruction
often referred to as "WMD", they would include Chemical, Biological and Nuclear weapons.

welfare
financial aid that is funded by tax dollars and given by government because of hardship or need.

wingnut(s)
Generally, a person who holds extreme political views. The political usage: A name hurled at people whose remarks you want to discredit, but are too accurate to dismiss. The use of pejorative namecalling to demonize your opponents.

Zionism
a movement looking toward the segregation of the Jewish people, specifically seeking a Jewish legal takeover of Palestine.

a priori
from cause to effect; from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation.

S & L
Savings and Loan. Financial institutions that accept deposits in exchange for shares that pay dividends.