The third train of the nation's politics is a metaphor for any matter so controversial that is "charged" and "untouchable" to the extent that any politician or public official who dares to discuss the subject will always suffering politically.
It is most commonly used in North America. Although commonly associated with Tip O'Neill, Chairman of the United States Representative Council during Reagan's presidency, it appears to have been created by O'Neill aide Kirk O'Donnell in 1982 in reference to Social Security.
The metaphor comes from the third high-voltage rail in some electric train systems. This step usually produces electric shock, and the use of the term in politics is related to the risk of "political death" that a politician will encounter by addressing certain issues.
Video Third rail of politics
Usage examples in America
Various problems may be claimed to harm the politicians who handle them, but those below have been explicitly explained using the "third train" metaphor:
- Withdraw Social Security benefits
- Attract Medicare benefits
- Race issues debate
- Antidumping and withdrawal withdrawal
- Opposition to abortion for rape victims
- Must write
- Debate on support for Israel
- The national content policy in export financing
Maps Third rail of politics
Outside the US.
Argentina- Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
Canada
- General health care
- Canadian Retirement Plan
India
- Income tax for agricultural income
International politics
- Crimean political status
See also
- Asch's suitability experiment
- Communal reinforcement
- Foot-in-the-door technique
- Groupthink
- Overton window
- Spiral of silence
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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