champagne socialist is a political term originating in the united kingdom. the phrase is used to describe self-identified socialists whose comfortable upper middle class lifestyles are perceived to be incompatible with their professed political convictions. the term is used by opposing politicians to portray and ridicule their opponents as hypocritical.new york times a synonym of more recent development (1930s-1950s) in the united states is "swimming pool communist""the blue book" john birch society 1958 ==see also== *chardonnay socialist, australia and new zealand *radical chic, united states *bourgeois bohemian and limousine liberal, united states *gauche caviar, france == references ==  == external links ==  * dylan jones: card-carrying champagne socialists are looking to swap sides - but they want to do it with dignity the independent * champagne socialist at the free dictionary   nl:salonsocialist
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