Political Jargon That Shows Off Just How Immature Our MPs Can Be
This is an opinion piece I wrote on political jargon:
Political Jargon That Shows off Just How Immature Our MPs Can Be
It’s no secret that politicians can be a little rowdy sometimes, just take a look at Boris Johnson, but there are times when they do need to learn that there is a line between behaving in a comedic way and behaving like an idiot.
A prime example of this is a video my politics teacher showed me once to demonstrate the atmosphere inside of the House of Commons. It is titled “My favourite moments from the UK House of Commons” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWeaLGealHQ) and is basically five minutes of politicians jeering at each other whilst the Speaker acts like a supply teacher attempting to calm down a class full of teenagers. Naturally, to no avail. It was no wonder my politics teacher took it upon herself to reassure us that she was not the one who made the video and that the moments included were not her personal favourite.
Admittedly, the video was quite funny. I took quite a liking to the infamous 2016 ‘dodgy Dave’ incident in which Dennis Skinner was thrown out of the House for calling the Prime Minister ‘Dodgy Dave’… twice. However it is quite concerning when you think about the fact that these are the people who run our country. They’re in charge of our legislation, our economy, and our foreign affairs and basically have the power to control our entire lives. So it can spark a little bit of worry when they start to resemble five-year-olds fighting over a game of hop scotch in a playground.
So, in that spirit, here is a list of political jargon that may be a little too insulting and immature for comfort:
Kool-aid-drinker: Derogatory term for a colleague who votes for a candidate or a party against their common sense, a lovely way to compare someone who doesn’t necessarily vote the right way to a member of a cult
Frankenfood: Used by politicians and lobbyists to refer to genetically-modified food products, let’s just hope that a doctor doesn’t get a hold on this stuff and try to bring it to life because then we’d have even more people believing that the monster himself is called Frankenstein and not the lunatic who invented him. Oh, and a load of evil food products trying to kill us all, no big deal.
RINO: An American term that stands for "Republican in Name Only," and is used to criticise Republicans who often side with Democrats because, remember kids, when you’re part of a political party you can only have opinions that match everyone else’s opinions within that party because otherwise you’re a traitor who conspires with the enemy.
Lame duck: A politician who is considered ineffective, either because they were recently elected out or have announced retirement, nothing like showing your elders or colleagues that have just lost their jobs a little bit of respect, right?
The Boaty McBoatface argument: The argument that sometimes it’s not a good idea to let the public vote. I admit, I found this one a little funny. But I do feel like the British public are mature enough to differentiate between a vote on the name of a boat and a vote on a very important political issue. Then again, I may be acting a little optimistic.
Political Jargon That Shows off Just How Immature Our MPs Can Be
It’s no secret that politicians can be a little rowdy sometimes, just take a look at Boris Johnson, but there are times when they do need to learn that there is a line between behaving in a comedic way and behaving like an idiot.
A prime example of this is a video my politics teacher showed me once to demonstrate the atmosphere inside of the House of Commons. It is titled “My favourite moments from the UK House of Commons” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWeaLGealHQ) and is basically five minutes of politicians jeering at each other whilst the Speaker acts like a supply teacher attempting to calm down a class full of teenagers. Naturally, to no avail. It was no wonder my politics teacher took it upon herself to reassure us that she was not the one who made the video and that the moments included were not her personal favourite.
Admittedly, the video was quite funny. I took quite a liking to the infamous 2016 ‘dodgy Dave’ incident in which Dennis Skinner was thrown out of the House for calling the Prime Minister ‘Dodgy Dave’… twice. However it is quite concerning when you think about the fact that these are the people who run our country. They’re in charge of our legislation, our economy, and our foreign affairs and basically have the power to control our entire lives. So it can spark a little bit of worry when they start to resemble five-year-olds fighting over a game of hop scotch in a playground.
So, in that spirit, here is a list of political jargon that may be a little too insulting and immature for comfort:
Kool-aid-drinker: Derogatory term for a colleague who votes for a candidate or a party against their common sense, a lovely way to compare someone who doesn’t necessarily vote the right way to a member of a cult
Frankenfood: Used by politicians and lobbyists to refer to genetically-modified food products, let’s just hope that a doctor doesn’t get a hold on this stuff and try to bring it to life because then we’d have even more people believing that the monster himself is called Frankenstein and not the lunatic who invented him. Oh, and a load of evil food products trying to kill us all, no big deal.
RINO: An American term that stands for "Republican in Name Only," and is used to criticise Republicans who often side with Democrats because, remember kids, when you’re part of a political party you can only have opinions that match everyone else’s opinions within that party because otherwise you’re a traitor who conspires with the enemy.
Lame duck: A politician who is considered ineffective, either because they were recently elected out or have announced retirement, nothing like showing your elders or colleagues that have just lost their jobs a little bit of respect, right?
The Boaty McBoatface argument: The argument that sometimes it’s not a good idea to let the public vote. I admit, I found this one a little funny. But I do feel like the British public are mature enough to differentiate between a vote on the name of a boat and a vote on a very important political issue. Then again, I may be acting a little optimistic.
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