Political Bias

Favoring a side of the political spectrum unfairly. Basically, all definitions on UD about politics, institutions, parties, etc.

Curious Carter: Hmm.. I wonder what liberalism means

Definitely Not Biased Definition: Liberalism is common sense! Conservatives suck! Blah blah blah

Curious Carter: Well that doesn’t help at all. This is Political Bias!

2nd Example

Curious Carter: I wonder what DOGE is..

Definitely Not Biased Definition: DOGE is the best thing to happen to murica! They’re the best no matter what!

Curious Carter: Why is it all Political Bias?

by very not pro person August 30, 2025

Politics

Where people cyberbully and threaten to dox you if you don't support either side.

Person A, commenting: I think both sides are atrocious.
Person B: Well, stop being a fence-sitter. I hope you don't like your personal information being personal.
Person A, telling their friend about the incident: Great, I said one little thing and I'm getting doxxed.
Person C: That's politics for ya.

by anonymous August 30, 2025

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

politics of blame

The phenomenon where governments misdirect frustration and aggression, blaming the public for their own problems and failures instead of accepting responsibility.

The recent policies reflect a classic case of Politics of Blame, as the administration shifts the accountability for economic issues onto citizens rather than addressing systemic failures.

by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025

Political Tragedy

A political stunt/figure resulting in failure, serious/backfiring consequences, or pointless inconvenience

Russia declaring war on Ukraine was a political tragedy
No free healthcare? That's a political tragedy
George Bush was a political tragedy
This bill the politicians put in recently is gonna be a political tragedy
The United Kingdom is a political tragedy in itself

by mart60 October 10, 2025

Settler politics

1. Any and all politics of settlers, by settlers and for settlers

2. Any politics in a settler-colonial state that don’t consider and ignore indigenous people

“I hate American settler politics.”

by blahblahghost November 5, 2025

political euphoria

When your politics feel recognized and valid for once, especially when you're targeted by both the establishment and the culture wars...unless you're an extremist.

I'm a Georgist; the Libertarians and Greens agreeing on land value tax gave me political euphoria!

by Weber Areiv November 20, 2025