Because it's politically inconvenient for me

Yeah, I'll get right on that. I'm sure this is the necessary sacrifice. I mean it's obvious right? Because this would solve... Wait... Which of MY problems would that solve? Is it none? Who's problems would it solve? Yours!? Are you solving any of my problems? What problem of MINE would that solve? Ask yourself that.

Jeep Jorp (Not A Doctor) "You just HAVE to sacrifice a part of yourself! If you don't, you'll DIE!"

Hym "Oh yeah? Which part?"

Jeep Jorp "Ummm.... This... One?"

Hym "Why?"

Deep Dorp "Because it's politically inconvenient for me- Er, Wait... Because YOU need to! Or you'll die!"

Hym "What is some kind of phone ghost going to eat me? Who would that help more? Me or you?"

Neep Norp "Me! Er... You see... If you give up on your dreams... I can continue swindle bible dorks and sell them to my conservative business-owner friends- I mean... Jesus! Jesus NEEDS you... To let me... Take things from you... So I can keep pretending... To be an extra-special guy- Er, wait, no! GAWD... Gave Samson magic hair... And now Samson... Is like a metaphor for doing whatever I generally want people to do... So, YOU need to do what I want... So YOU... Will get magic hair..."

Hym "O... K... Are you God in this metaphor?"

Geep Gorp "Um... No? But when God... Told Abraham... To Sacrifice Issac... He said HE wants YOU to give up on your dreams... And he KNEW you would do it... In the Future... So- And that's why he told Abraham not to kill Issac... So, if you don't do it... Issac will die... In the Past... That's the sacrifice... He took... Instead of a guys child... You- It'll preserve the time-line... Yes. You have to do it because God's time magic will make a past-guy re-sacrifice his kid and then you get magic hair... Yeah..."

Hym "Ok..."

by Hym Iam October 19, 2023

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Politically extinct

A: When an individual or group ceases all political activity and never becomes politically active again
B: A situation where a particular political ideology or party has so little support that it is seldom mentioned or discussed in political interactions; regardless of whether those interactions are held in public or in private

An example of a political party that is politically extinct is the Whig Party. It began going extinct in the early 1850s while trying to recover from the presidency of Franklin Pierce. It was trying to form platform to run on in future elections, but they were unable to form an effective platform and over time they began losing large amounts of support to the point at which the party eventually collapsed.

by Vanguard 1998 July 2, 2021

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political underdog

An individual or group that is actively involved in politics who deal with issues that deal with a lot of political topics that most politicians that are from the political mainstream won't deal with, and take positions on issues that most politicians will not take. Often times the odds of them being successful are slim, even if their positions are good ideas, or the topic is worthy of the government's time and resources, and they have a decent amount of support among the civilian population, because of the amount of opposition they receive from other politicians and or political groups.

Kailani: I heard that U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle reintroduced the STABLE GENIUS Act, which would require presidential candidates to have a medical exam, including a mental health examination, and publicly disclose the results before the general election.
Ian: I heard about that. Regrettably, after the house voted to send the bill to the House Committee on House Administration, they never heard back about it. I suspect the bill might have encountered a large amount of opposition because most of the political candidates don't want to publicly admit that they have a mental health issue.

Kailani: It was generally a good idea nevertheless. Brendan is a good example of a political underdog.

by Vanguard 1998 March 2, 2021

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Greyscaled Politics

A state in which the ideological boundaries between the Left and Right become so blurred and nuanced that they appear virtually indistinguishable, raising questions about whether any meaningful difference exists at all. In greyscaled politics, the stark contrasts of partisan identity give way to a subdued spectrum, where rival parties adopt overlapping policies, share comparable economic orthodoxies, and converge on issues once thought to mark their distinctiveness. This blurring of political colour not only diminishes the clarity of ideological choice for the electorate but also encourages cynicism, disillusionment, and the sense of a homogenised political class.

Person 1: "You know what I’ve started calling Labour these days? Blue Labour. They sound more like Conservatives every election."

Person 2: "Ha! And the Tories might as well be Red Tories the way they borrow old Labour slogans when it suits them."

Person 1: "Exactly. Half the time I can’t tell who’s meant to stand for what anymore."

Person 2: "That’s Greyscaled Politics for you, when the Left and the Right blur so much that all you’re left with is different shades of the same grey."

by DemocracySold September 4, 2025

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