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> One good step would be to prohibit laws to be named with nice words and acronyms ("Freedom", "Patriot", etc). Agreed. It's propaganda, and we should question
by hackuser 11y ago
> One good step would be to prohibit laws to be named with nice words and acronyms ("Freedom", "Patriot", etc).
Agreed. It's propaganda, and we should question the motives of the legislators. Who are they spinning this for? Shouldn't the bills speak for themselves, and their consituents make up their own minds?
At least some laws used to be named for their sponsors, e.g., the "Nunn–Lugar Act".
- Turing_Machine 11y agoLaws named after victims are often pretty bad as well. I assume that anything named (e.g.) "Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel's Law" is probably a bad law until otherwise proven, and for much the same reason. It's an appeal to emotion, not rationality, and the usual tactic is painting any opponent as being pro-terrorism or pro-(whatever genuinely terrible thing happened to Tarquin).
- octatoan 11y agoWhat's the origin of the phrase in quotes?
- Turing_Machine 11y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FFTx6AKmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FFTx6AKmU
- logfromblammo 11y agoIt's from a comedy sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus. The bit was giving fictional elections returns wherein candidates representing the Silly Party all had ridiculous names. If I recall correctly, the aforementioned Tarquin was representing the Very Silly Party, whereas Kevin Phillips-BONNGGGG! represented the Slightly Silly Party. And now for something not completely different. A more recent and more American equivalent can be found in Key and Peele's East-West Bowl sketches, wherein the collegiate all-star football players reveal names such as "Jammie Jammie-Jammie", "Quiznatodd Bidness", and "Fudge".