politique du pire

English translation: making things worse to further one's own ends

08:03 Oct 15, 2000

French to English translations [PRO]

French term or phrase: politique du pire

International relations

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English translation:making things worse to further one's own ends

Explanation:
This explanation comes from the Harper Collins Robert French unabridged dictionary. One example would be Sadam Hussein's actions in response to the embargo against Iraq: he does not fairly distribute food/medical aid and oil income among the population (and continues to build himself lavish polishes while his people go hungry)as a way to increase suffering and thus engender world sympathy. Hope that helps.

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Thanks, Karen. That was helpful.
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making things worse to further one's own ends

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making things worse to further one's own ends

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Thanks, Karen. That was helpful.

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