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APAD: Turkeys voting for Xmas

移花接木 2026-01-03 10:09:17 ( reads)

Turkeys voting for Christmas is an English idiom used as a metaphor for a situation in which a choice made is clearly against one's self-interest. In the United Kingdom, turkeys are commonly eaten as part of the English Christmas dinner.  To support or participate in something that will ultimately harm yourself, like turkeys voting to be eaten for Christmas dinner; it describes a self-defeating decision or action, often used in politics or business when people back policies detrimental to their own interests. 

It signifies a choice that is clearly against one's own best interests.
It's used for situations where individuals unknowingly support something that leads to their own downfall, 

Xmas turkey

The phrase stems from the tradition of eating turkey as a Christmas meal in the UK. It was popularized in British politics, notably by Prime Minister James Callaghan in 1979, to describe parties supporting measures against themselves. 

e.g. for many of the MAGAs 

"Voting for that tax cut that benefits only the rich is like turkeys voting for Christmas".
"Agreeing to the new terms without reading them? That's like turkeys voting for Christmas!". 

 

 

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最西边的岛上

2026-01-03 11:05:56

Learned?

移花接木

2026-01-03 20:14:24

我从小就看着中国年画上是喜气洋洋猪羊鸡鸭鱼纳闷,你们在欢喜什么?

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 03:29:10

Only people who respect animals would think like U. My son

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 03:31:59

refuses 2 eat chicken. He said: Mom, how can I eat my friend

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 03:35:25

But he eats eggs, only the free-run ones though.

暖冬cool夏

2026-01-03 11:43:06

Interesting!

7grizzly

2026-01-03 16:35:53

They've been pushing for a recount.

最西边的岛上

2026-01-03 17:37:17

and then are matching together 2 the "Slaughter Line"(斩杀线)~~

移花接木

2026-01-03 20:16:44

How to vote educatedly is a big Q for general public.

移花接木

2026-01-03 20:19:12

guess many only figured out in turkey's position after2 late

JoyAnna.

2026-01-04 04:17:10

Xmas?please keep Christ in Christmas. Thank you. :)

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 06:27:11

? ? Word Xmas ain't recent, dates back 2 the 16th century. C

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 06:30:41

I don't believe in man-made religons, but respect others

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 06:34:51

觉得信仰自由should apply 2 all,谁也不好把自己的信仰强加给别人,哪怕是家长 ~~

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 06:52:58

讲个真实的笑话:hubby's Mom was a devoted Catholic (天主教徒):

JoyAnna.

2026-01-04 07:16:36

我说的是美国的现实。你没必要对号入座

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 07:40:46

Alright, guess Canadians might not b aware of that ~~

JoyAnna.

2026-01-04 07:17:33

Keep Christ in Christmas 就是强加信仰?!Christmas 才是正宗英语单词吧

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 07:38:28

别误会(不过也可能是我因为你跟帖里面的内容误会了你,如果是我误会了,对不起哈 :-)

最西边的岛上

2026-01-04 07:47:28

真事儿:先生三舅是传教士(照片见下),38年27岁去北京学中文并传教,43年在北京被日本人抓起关在山东潍县集中营近3年。

JoyAnna.

2026-01-04 14:50:16

致敬!