Vanguard 1998's definitions

Political recluse

1: A politician who does not frequently interact with the people who live in the constituency they represent
2: A politician who does not frequently interact with other politicians in the level of government they work in

Senator Moninclair is a political recluse; for she rarely interacts with people from the area she was elected to serve.

by Vanguard 1998 March 24, 2021

Let my Pets Decide Rule

Aka. L.P.D.R., A social norm where before getting into a long term serious relationship with another person, one of the people in the relationship insists that they have to see if their pets like their partner, which if their pets don't like their partner, they will not get into relationship with that person. It is good way to ensure your partner is trustworthy, and is a highly ethical behavior, for you are making sure your whole family, not just the people, but your pets too, like and trust your partner. The only issue with this rule is the fact that if your pet suffers from social aggression, territorial aggression, and or fear-related anxiety it can negatively impact their ability to accurately evaluate that person. If this is the case, the owner should work with their veterinarian, dog trainer, and cat behaviorist to try to treat their pet's condition before using this approach. This same norm also occurs when two people who have been in a romantic relationship are considering moving in together, so they decide to have their pets meet beforehand to see if their pets are compatible and can easily get along, which good way to prevent unnecessary conflicts before they happen. If they don't get along, the individuals may need to hold off until they can get a veterinary professional to diagnose the problem and attempt to treat it so it can be controlled or eliminated.

Adam: How are you and Victoria doing these days?
Earl: We're doing pretty good, but she insists that before we get more serious that she wants me to meet her dog and cat to see if they like me and go from there.
Adam: She is using the Let my Pets Decide Rule. You do realize if they don't like you that there is strong possibility she will end your relationship.
Earl: Yes, but I'm not worried. A friend of mine knows her and has met her dogs. He told me they tend to be very friendly.

by Vanguard 1998 February 10, 2021

Buddy the German Shepherd

The first dog in the United States to get Coronavirus; and was the first one to die of it. The circumstances were very tragic, not only because this was first dog to get it, but because it took multiple visits to three different veterinarians to find one who would test the dog for Covid-19. By the time Buddy's family got answers about what he had from the New York and Federal governments, one month had passed since the dog initially got sick. What should have taken about two to three weeks took a month to complete. He is a victim of the systematic Speciesism that tends to be quite prevalent in the U.S. government and the two mainstream political parties.

Buddy the German Shepherd is famous victim of systematic Speciesism that facilitated the spread of Covid-19. Just a question: Why hasn't Chuck Schumer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Andrew Cuomo said anything about this? They should do something about this.

by Vanguard 1998 February 2, 2021

Recheck all of your biases

Usually said in response to someone saying check your privilege in response to a bias incident that involves more than one type of discrimination, one of which is a nonmainstream type of discrimination like Speciesism, this is said to remind people to keep all of their biases and privileges, including the ones that come from nonmainstream types of discrimination, in check before evaluating and or responding to bias incidents and an individual’s circumstances

Jamard: I heard that some guy and his Hispanic ex-girlfriend got into a custody fight over their pet dog. They gave the dog to the woman, even though she has a lengthy criminal record. They should have given it to the guy.

Owen: Hey. You’re a straight, Caucasian male. Check your privilege.
Jamard: Dude, recheck all of your biases. The woman is upper middle class, had a criminal record, and some of those charges were for neglecting to take proper care of their previous pets. She also had cheated on her ex-boyfriend with some famous street rapper from Miami, Florida. Would you care to enlighten me about how it is acceptable that a person with that type of background was given custody of the dog?
Owen: Point taken. You’re right.

by Vanguard 1998 March 17, 2021

Interpolitical couple

A couple where each partner supports a different political party.

Victoria, who actively supports the Libertarian Party, is dating Leishnaly, who supports the Democrat party. They are an interpolitical couple.

by Vanguard 1998 March 29, 2021

Rush to Die Phenomenon

The tendency of a government to make policies and regulations that cause people to suffer and or die in larger numbers and or sooner rather than make policies that reduce people's suffering. This issue can be seen very frequently when the government is dealing with taxation, corruption, disease outbreaks, water and air pollution caused by hazardous waste, etc.

Hugo: The government keeps raising taxes every year, even though they know that large numbers of people may be driven into homelessness and may not be able to afford the resources they need to survive. This may lead to many people enduring unnecessary suffering. Why do they keep doing this every year?
Alan: Because many of our political leaders care more about their agenda than the actual needs of the people. They could have tried to make a new revenue source that does not rely taxes to generate income to help eliminate the need to raise taxes every year, but they are lazy and argue its unnecessary; when in fact it should have been done years ago. This issue is an example of the Rush to Die Phenomenon.

by Vanguard 1998 February 9, 2021

Social political sense

The ability of some individuals, because of certain experiences in their life and or the type of educational background they have, to be able to tell certain things about a person, including their social views, political beliefs, what motivates them, how the person views themselves and those around them, how they will likely handle themselves in certain situations, how to effectively counter their methods if necessary, etc., based on the individual’s attire and behavior in certain places compared to the societal norms about what type of attire people are expected to wear and how they should behave in those places, how they talk about certain topics, what type of public image they try to portray themselves as being, how they handle themselves in certain situations, especially in embarrassing situations, crises, and disagreements, and various other things. It is important to note that not everyone can do this; as these types of evaluations can be rendered inaccurate if the person who does this does not have a decent amount of control over their biases, expectations about how other people behave, is not attentive to detail, and or is not well educated on politics, social norms, and social issues.

Cisco: I wonder why James gets so aggressive when someone disagrees with his political views. He always asserts that he is right even when he is not.
Vulko: Based on what I have observed when I have had to deal with him, he seems to be rage driven because he seems to enjoy having disagreements with people on stuff like that. I also think he does tend to be quite arrogant. He likes to win fights as it boosts his ego, which might explain why he always asserts that he is right.
Cisco: What makes you think he is arrogant?
Vulko: I figured out based on how he dresses more formally when going to various events compared to the rest of his family, which suggests he does seem to have an arrogance streak.
Cisco: You seem to be good at figuring out drives people and what gets them to act in various ways.

Vulko: I have a strong social political sense, which is what allows me to read people.
Cisco: I see.

by Vanguard 1998 April 22, 2021