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In reply to the discussion: I supported the status quo [View all]BainsBane
(53,032 posts)the existing state of affairs. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20quo
The problem with contentless buzzwords is they are not precise. Status quo, as Merriam Webster makes clear, means the existing state of affairs. If people mean to convey something else, they should find more precise language. That they refuse to do so and instead opt for vague terms is notable, possibly even deliberate.
I am not talking about the primaries or GE. Some rather bizarrely continue to use the phrase in the same way, as though nothing has changed. Perhaps it is because for them, from their position of privilege, nothing has changed. They continue to be insulated from the turmoil that the Trump administration has created for millions of families across the country. Whatever the explanation, its use is discordant.