Political metaphors

term symbolizing the ideological-political conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe during the Cold War

state that is supposedly independent but is in fact dependent upon an outside power

theory concerning the influence of Communism

A grassroots movement uses the people in a given district, region, or community as the basis for a political or social movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from volunteers at the local level to implement change at the local, regional, national, or international levels. Grassroots movements are associated with bottom-up, rather than top-down decision-making, and are sometimes considered more natural or spontaneous than more traditional power structures.

monocultural metaphor

political demarcation

Astroturfing is the deceptive practice of hiding the sponsors of an orchestrated message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, unsolicited grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial backers.

ineffectual threat

phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others

right|thumb|1872 cartoon depiction of Carl Schurz as a carpetbagger In the history of the United States, carpetbagger is a largely historical pejorative used by Southerners to describe allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War and were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, or social gain. The term broadly included both individuals who sought to promote Republican politics (including the right of African Americans to vote and hold office) and individuals who saw business and politica

remnant of a once-larger state, left with a reduced territory

political messaging using coded language

A quasi-state (sometimes referred to as a state-like entity or formatively a proto-state) is a political entity, that does not represent a fully autonomous sovereign state, with its own institutions.

deliberate and sustained process that destroys the credibility and reputation of a person, institution, organization, social group, or nation

joke cycle

Type of democracy typically favoring subsidiarity and individual activism

term used refering to the Berlin Wall

political term

an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew

political concept

thumb|upright=1.5|350px|right|Codex Azcatitlan, [[Hernán Cortés and Malinche (far right), early 16th-century indigenous pictorial manuscript of the conquest of Mexico]]

Metaphor for social organism

cheque that has no numerical value entered, but is already signed

any sign of a creature or trace by which the progress of someone or something may be followed; may include tracks, scents, scat, or broken foliage

social concept

when political antagonists temporarily join together to fight a common enemy

political metaphor referring to Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China

United States political term