Vanguard 1998's definitions

Political bar fight

An expression used to describe all of the pointless fighting and bickering that tends to happen in the government over various policy issues, the effectiveness and credibility of political leaders, how important and or valid certain beliefs and values are, etc. While it does occur in all levels of the government, it happens most frequently on the state and federal levels. These conflicts often times cause significant delays in passing important pieces of legislation They are often to forward and or their party’s agenda and or as way to get acquire more power and influence when discussing a particular issue.

There are always political bar fights happening in the U.S. government these days; often over relatively pointless things.

by Vanguard 1998 January 1, 2022

Am Staff

An abbreviation for the American Staffordshire Terrier, one of the dog breeds that are considered to be pitbulls. The name pitbull is viewed as being quite derogatory towards the breed as it causes people to presume that all of them are aggressive towards people and other animals, which is often not the case because their temperament is determined more by who trained them more than what breed of dog they are. So generally, it is better to call them by the breed’s name, because it is not as discriminatory.

Kenneth: I see an Am Staff over there.
Luna: A what?
Kenneth: An Am Staff. Its less offensive way of saying pitbull.

by Vanguard 1998 December 14, 2021

They are full of it

Abbreviated T.F.O.I.; An expression that means one or more people are lying through their teeth about something

Quintin: I heard all of the politicians at the debate last night said they were going to reduce taxes. Isn’t that good news.
Eric: They are full of it. They’re just saying that to try to get you to vote for them. They are never going to keep their word on something like that.

by Vanguard 1998 December 10, 2021

You're full of it

Abbreviated Y.F.O.I.; An expression that means someone is lying through their teeth about something

Sarah: Did you know that I can do a full split without having my hands on the ground?
Jenifer: You're full of it. I saw you trying to do one a few days, but your feet were not that far a part enough to be a full split and your hands were on the ground.

by Vanguard 1998 December 10, 2021

Political specialist

1: An individual who politicians, think tanks, and interest groups consult to learn more about a particular political topic or policy issue and or provide suggestions on what types of policies could be made to help address the issue. It should be noted you don’t necessarily have to have a college degree or work in a career field that deals with the area you have expertise in.

2: A person who is very well informed about what very well informed about what is happening in government on various levels and makes an intensive effort to keep other people informed of what is happening in the government. They know what numerous famous individuals, politicians, businesses, and organizations are doing on a variety of political issues in various government jurisdictions. They use social media and or blogs as the main way they keep the public informed on what is happening.

Leonard knows a great deal about cybersecurity and how social media companies design algorithms to suggest content to users of that platform and monitor user’s activities on that platform. They are a political specialist.

by Vanguard 1998 December 2, 2021

Political lighthouse

1: An individual or organization that is responsible for helping people discover and or assist them in getting actively involved with one or more nonmainstream political parties.
2: An individual or organization that is responsible for identifying problems that are negatively impacting society and get organizations, the government, and or people involved in order to try to fix it

Example for definition 1: Ana has told numerous people about the Reform Party and the Citizens Party; and she helped them get involved in those parties’ activities. Ana is a political lighthouse.

by Vanguard 1998 December 2, 2021

Politically Conscious

When an individual is fully aware of what is happening in the government and society, what various individuals, organizations, businesses, social movements, and political parties’ agendas, beliefs, and actions are on numerous policy issues, as well as understanding how these beliefs and activities can affect them, their family, community, and various groups of individuals in society and mobilizing socially, financially, and politically when needed in effort correct actions that are unreasonably discriminatory towards certain groups, regardless of whether or not it is part of the social justice movements. It is important to realize that politically conscious people mobilize on a wider array of issues than people who identify as being politically woke; meaning there is a strong difference between how people who identify as being politically woke manifest and handle various social and political problems compared to people who identify as being politically conscious. Sometimes they choose not to take part of a particular social movement even while mobilizing on an issue that movement deals with because they realize that movement is prone to having certain problems that they find to be unreasonably discriminatory and or unethical.

Yasmine is aware of what is happening in the government and society, including what various business leaders and politicians are up to. They have mobilized on many occasions to try to correct social and political wrongs committed by the government, certain celebrities, and organizations. They mobilize on issues related to gender equality, LGBTQA rights, racial equality, disability rights, mental health, animal welfare, improving legal protections for deceased individuals, and increasing political diversity by trying to get more politicians from nonmainstream political parties elected. While they support the Me Too movement, they don’t back the Its on Us campaign because of the political bias that movement has. They consider themself to be politically conscious.

by Vanguard 1998 November 17, 2021