Definitions by Vanguard 1998
Political evolution
1: A phrase used to refer to how a specific political ideology or the beliefs of a particular political party has changed over time
An example of political evolution would be the Republican’s views on environmental issues. In the past, Republicans used to take a more aggressive approach by actively making policies and laws that would protect the environment from harm as you can observe based on the work done by U.S. President Richard Nixon. As time passed, as demonstrated by the work of U.S. President Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan, Republicans shifted to strongly favoring deregulation and eliminating or weakening environmental protections.
Political evolution by Vanguard 1998 June 11, 2021
Romantic evolution
1: An expression used to describe how a specific romantic couple has progressed in their relationship over time
2: A phrase used to refer to how the processes from which people get into romantic relationships and or marriages in a specific culture have changed over time
2: A phrase used to refer to how the processes from which people get into romantic relationships and or marriages in a specific culture have changed over time
Quintin: How are you and Denise doing these days?
Winston: We’re doing great. She has gotten comfortable enough with me to start talking to me about her past, some of the problems that have been affecting her family, her religious beliefs, and so on.
Quintin: In terms of your romantic evolution, it sounds like the two of you have gotten really far in your relationship in the past eight months.
Winston: Me and her have definitely made a lot of progress during that time in regards to our romantic relationship.
Winston: We’re doing great. She has gotten comfortable enough with me to start talking to me about her past, some of the problems that have been affecting her family, her religious beliefs, and so on.
Quintin: In terms of your romantic evolution, it sounds like the two of you have gotten really far in your relationship in the past eight months.
Winston: Me and her have definitely made a lot of progress during that time in regards to our romantic relationship.
Romantic evolution by Vanguard 1998 June 11, 2021
Political party
An organization made up of people who share similar views on certain political, social, and or economic issues. Its main purpose is to help people who want to run for office get the social and financial support they need to do so, but some of its other purposes include promoting effective policy changes to fix issues that affect various populations in society, promoting societal changes to get societal norms to be more consistent with their political beliefs, and provide a setting where like-minded people can discuss political issues without fear of being putdown and disrespected for having a different opinion on an issue. It is important to note that not all politicians are members of political parties.
What political party an individual supports depends on their beliefs. Here is a list of some political parties and their views:
Green Party
Supports ending the war on drugs; Supports giving the right to vote to prisoners; Supports gender equality; supports providing financial compensation to African Americans to repay for slavery; Supports abolishing the electoral college; supports establishing ranked choice voting
Libertarian Party
have the government take neutral stance on abortion; Supports ending marriage licenses from the government; Supports same-sex marriage; Supports the right to bear arms; Supports free trade; Supports protecting the environment and natural resources
Reform Party
Let local, county, and state governments provide solutions to issues; Use more renewable energy sources to generate power; supports making a rule to prevent any one political party from having more than one third representation within any government body
Citizen’s Party
Supports the right to bear arms; supports same sex marriage; have the government take a neutral stance on abortion; have nonviolent criminals work in community service programs while in prison; supports legalizing medical marijuana
Pirate Party
Opposes the government and corporations performing surveillance on people; reforming the patent systems; increase the use of renewable energy; Supports working to protect the environment and endangered species; ensure that everyone has equal access to education
Green Party
Supports ending the war on drugs; Supports giving the right to vote to prisoners; Supports gender equality; supports providing financial compensation to African Americans to repay for slavery; Supports abolishing the electoral college; supports establishing ranked choice voting
Libertarian Party
have the government take neutral stance on abortion; Supports ending marriage licenses from the government; Supports same-sex marriage; Supports the right to bear arms; Supports free trade; Supports protecting the environment and natural resources
Reform Party
Let local, county, and state governments provide solutions to issues; Use more renewable energy sources to generate power; supports making a rule to prevent any one political party from having more than one third representation within any government body
Citizen’s Party
Supports the right to bear arms; supports same sex marriage; have the government take a neutral stance on abortion; have nonviolent criminals work in community service programs while in prison; supports legalizing medical marijuana
Pirate Party
Opposes the government and corporations performing surveillance on people; reforming the patent systems; increase the use of renewable energy; Supports working to protect the environment and endangered species; ensure that everyone has equal access to education
Political party by Vanguard 1998 May 31, 2021
Political dry zone
A place, often a private business or organization, where it is prohibited to discuss politics or issues related to it, with exceptions for certain social issues and or issues that may affect how that business or organization runs
Evan: Hey, did you hear about the debate last night? I hear it got really intense when the candidates fought over how to address crime and government reform.
Simone: I know, but we can’t talk about that right now because we are in a political dry zone.
Evan: I have never heard of it. What is that?
Simone: It means this restaurant expects the people eating inside it to not discuss politics. If you don’t follow that rule, they will refuse to serve you and kick you out. This type of rule is often done to reduce stress on other people dining here and the restaurant’s employees and to help prevent violence confrontations by eliminating opportunities for intense disagreements to arise.
Evan: Okay then I’ll stop.
Simone: I know, but we can’t talk about that right now because we are in a political dry zone.
Evan: I have never heard of it. What is that?
Simone: It means this restaurant expects the people eating inside it to not discuss politics. If you don’t follow that rule, they will refuse to serve you and kick you out. This type of rule is often done to reduce stress on other people dining here and the restaurant’s employees and to help prevent violence confrontations by eliminating opportunities for intense disagreements to arise.
Evan: Okay then I’ll stop.
Political dry zone by Vanguard 1998 May 30, 2021
Political prejudice
A type of social bias where an individual develops an intolerance for certain people based on their political ideology and or political identity. This often starts by an individual thinking the political identity and or ideology they have is superior to the others. It tends to be quite prevalent in the U.S. government these days, which helps to facilitate large amounts of bipartisan bickering over whether or not to respond to it and how to respond. As a result, it often impedes their ability to effectively mobilize on various issues. In society, it causes people to commit various types of crimes and disrespect people who hold different views then they do.
Brian does not like Yasmine because she is a supporter of the Libertarian party and he presumes that Republicans have a superior ideology compared to theirs, even though he does not frequently examine their political ideology to see how it has changed over the years. He has a political prejudice.
Political prejudice by Vanguard 1998 May 29, 2021
Political neutrality
1: A political identity where an individual chooses not to support a particular political party. It is important to be careful not to confuse this with being apolitical.
2: A situation where an individual chooses not to take a stance on a political issue, or they decide to establish their own unique political view on that issue that is not being held by any major political party, for any reason. Some people believe this can be a source of privilege, but that depends on what they did, what the issue was, and why they did it.
2: A situation where an individual chooses not to take a stance on a political issue, or they decide to establish their own unique political view on that issue that is not being held by any major political party, for any reason. Some people believe this can be a source of privilege, but that depends on what they did, what the issue was, and why they did it.
Practicing political neutrality can allow an individual to have a wider array of options when attempting to address a variety of different issues; as well as ensure that needs and desires of the people are being handled adequately. (To help you understand the GIF I chose for this, imagine the ball is a certain political issue the government would like to address, the two dogs fighting over the ball are the mainstream political parties clashing over which of their solutions will best address the issue, the dog who backed away represents an individual who has chosen not take a stance on that issue, and the dog who stuck their head in between the two dogs heads represents an individual who has made their own unique view on that issue because they don't agree with the views held by either of the political parties fighting over the ball.)
Political neutrality by Vanguard 1998 May 26, 2021
Arranged romantic relationship
An approach where an individual chooses a group of people, which may include the person’s family, friends, and close acquaintances, to choose someone for them to get into relationship with. Unlike arranged marriage, where usually an individual’s immediate family and or a professional matchmaker chooses an individual for the person to marry and they rush off a short time later to get married, once the group chooses an individual for them to get into a relationship with and reveals their choice to the individual, the individual and the person chosen to be their partner will enter a courtship phase for time period of between three to five years to make sure they are compatible. Unlike dating, where as more time passes people become more physically emotionally, and or sexually intimate, in an arranged romantic relationship there may be increases emotional intimacy, assuming the two people are compatible, but all of their interactions during the courtship phase are to be held in public settings, not just in the presence of their family and friends, but around people they don’t know, which limits the ability to have physical intimacy down to just hugging, dancing, and maybe brief kisses. Once the courtship phase is up, the couple will meet with the group the individual chose to decide whether they will get married or if things don’t work out, they can still be friends or go their separate ways.
Veronica: Who is that guy Anna is now seeing?
Jenna: His name is Chandler. I heard that Anna is having an arranged romantic relationship.
Veronica: I am not sure what you mean by arranged romantic relationship. Can you please explain what that is and how it?
Jenna: She asked some of her friends and family to choose a romantic partner for her and they chose him. Now she and him will be courting each other over the next three to five years to make sure they are compatible with each other. She can end it if she feels things just are not working out. After that, they will meet with the group of people she chose and decide whether or not to get married.
Veronica: That sounds similar to arranged marriage, except it does not rush the couple to get married and it gives women a lot more control over who they will marry.
Jenna: His name is Chandler. I heard that Anna is having an arranged romantic relationship.
Veronica: I am not sure what you mean by arranged romantic relationship. Can you please explain what that is and how it?
Jenna: She asked some of her friends and family to choose a romantic partner for her and they chose him. Now she and him will be courting each other over the next three to five years to make sure they are compatible with each other. She can end it if she feels things just are not working out. After that, they will meet with the group of people she chose and decide whether or not to get married.
Veronica: That sounds similar to arranged marriage, except it does not rush the couple to get married and it gives women a lot more control over who they will marry.
Arranged romantic relationship by Vanguard 1998 May 22, 2021