Vanguard 1998's definitions

Constructivism

The idea that the various structures and systems found in various levels of government are historically and socially constructed, rather than being made as inevitable consequences of human nature or other essential characteristics of global, regional, national, and local politics.

The name Constructivism was first coined to describe political theories that stress the socially constructed nature of most of systems and structures created in international relations.

by Vanguard 1998 March 20, 2021

Breach

1: When an aquatic animal, especially a large one, jumps out of the water

2: To physically or figuratively break through a surface or barrier

3: To violate social, legal, and or societal rules and expectations about behavior

Great White Sharks often breach in order to catch seals.

by Vanguard 1998 March 5, 2023

Religiously open romantic preference

Aka. R.O.R.P.; When an individual is romantically attracted to people regardless of what religion they practice

Santiago actively practices Islam, but he is open to dating people who practice other religions. He has a religiously open romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 10, 2021

American dream paradox

A harsh reality that many people come to the United States in order to start over and live a better life by having freedom, social equality, better education, and money, but yet for most people who come to this country, this dream will be impossible to completely achieve until several generations later, assuming they have a family with children, because of limited resource access and education, poor understanding of the social norms that most people in America actually follow, and distrust of immigrants in some parts of the country.

Pema and her family moved to America from Nicaragua in the hopes of starting over and help her children live better lives than what they had in their homeland, but they found it was exceedingly difficult to live in the U.S. because of the differences of America’s social norms compared to Nicaragua’s social norms and difficulty getting a job and finding decent housing. They are experiencing the American dream paradox.

by Vanguard 1998 September 11, 2021

Pet irrelevant romantic preference

Aka. P.I.R.P.; When an individual is romantically attracted to people regardless of whether or not they want and or have pets

Jenise is romantically attracted to other people regardless of whether or not they have pets. She has a pet irrelevant romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 2, 2021

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

Pro-chastity romantic preference

Aka. P.C.R.P.; When an individual will only date someone if they are willing to refrain from having sex until they get married

Jasmine is only interested in dating people who are willing to abstain from having sex until they get married. She has a pro-chastity romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 13, 2021