Либералы и лингвистика

[fiona_grady]

Интересно, как некоторые иронически-презрительные клички определенной группы добродетельных и прекраснодушных выражены на разных языках, и что это нам раскрывает о местной культуре.

What is known as LIMOUSINE LIBERALS in the US, is LA GAUCHE CAVIAR in France, and CHAMPAGNE SOCIALISTS in the UK.

It is, therefore, easy to deduce that Americans are obsessed with cars, the French - with food, and the British with booze.  

The British moniker is of further interest because the word "Champagne" in its tres froggy connotation is used to forcefully denote a foppish disconnect from the working blokes and their ale. 

I am also not a little amused to realize that all three terms combined conjure an image of one John Kerry.

Comments

[chuka_lis]

да, интересно.

[fiona_grady]

Язык это зеркало общества. Мне всегда интересны разные нюансы.

[eta_ta]

...and Al Gore. and Clintons. and Obamas. and Bloomberg. and Hollywood, in their entirety.
well, whole nine yards from here to Xmas of our benevolent betters, in fact.

[fiona_grady]

Well, I still think John Kerry is a perfect personification, what, with his $7MIL yacht (that he docks in Rhode Island to evade Mass. taxes), his heiress wife, his perfectly coiffed pompadour and his fluent French. Bartender, Champagne for everyone, I mean, tout le monde. Heh-heh.

[eta_ta]

Same is Nan Pelosi, защитница униженных и оскорблённых.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/07/nancy-pelosi-wealth-liberal-hypocrisy/
А Гор, с его private jet? https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/al-gores-climate-change-hypocrisy-is-as-big-as-his-energy-sucking-mansion/
Все они там...с яхт глядючи за народ страдают.
Савва Морозов хотя бы собственные деньги давал, а эти всё из чужого кармана норовят