Frivolous Political Party
A frivolous party or a joke party is a political party which has been created for the purposes of entertainment or political satire. Such a party may or may not have a serious point behind its activities. Examples of joke parties include the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in the United Kingdom, the McGillicuddy Serious Party and Bill and Ben Party in New Zealand, the Rhinoceros Party and its successor, and the Lemon Party, all in Canada, the Donald Duck Party in Sweden, the Die PARTEI party in Germany, the Beer Lovers Party in several eastern European countries, the NEE Party in Belgium, the Surprise Party of the United States and Besti flokkurinn in Iceland.
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Famous quotes containing the words frivolous, political and/or party:
“Frivolous sorrow is folly. Frivolous enjoyment is not.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“The real grounds of difference upon important political questions no longer correspond with party lines.... Politics is no longer the topic of this country. Its important questions are settled... Great minds hereafter are to be employed on other matters.... Government no longer has its ancient importance.... The people’s progress, progress of every sort, no longer depends on government. But enough of politics. Henceforth I am out more than ever.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)