--- title: Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics», a lesson of the politics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Politics can feel like a football match to grown-ups, because the decisions touch their jobs, their bills and their f --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/) / Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings a… # Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics Lesson 14 of the politics course of Mova's primary school: 19 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/0/) — Politics can feel like a football match to grown-ups, because the decisions touch their jobs, their bills and their families. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/1/) — So sometimes Dad shouts at the TV the way fans shout at a referee who cannot hear them. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/2/) — That shout is a way of letting out frustration, called venting. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/4/) — The news shows what went wrong today because it is new and important; it does not show the millions of people having a normal day. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/5/) — A worry about "the country" is not the same as danger in your own house. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/6/) — When news makes you scared or sad, the best tools are small ones: say the worry out loud to a grown-up you trust, ask them to explain, take a news break, and do one small kind thing. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/7/) — Fixing wars is not a child's job. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/8/) — Grown-ups say it in their own words: a Welsh mum might be "tamping" (furious) at the news and then give you a "cwtch" (a cuddle), a Northern gran might call a scared child "nesh" (feels the cold, a bit soft), and an American dad might say "don't have a cow" (calm down). - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/9/) — Politics feels personal to grown-ups because it touches their jobs, money and family. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/10/) — Shouting at the TV is venting, letting out frustration; it changes nothing, and it is not about the child. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/11/) — Grown-ups feel sad when they see people suffering, even far away; this is empathy, and it is all right to ask what made them sad. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/12/) — News about prices rising for the whole country, called inflation or the cost of living, does not mean a family is in danger; a grown-up at home knows what is really happening. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/13/) — News shows the worst things happening because they are new; taking a break from the news is all right. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/15/) — When people feel strongly they often exaggerate; countries go on after elections, and power passing peacefully from one side to the other is a normal part of democracy. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/16/) — Politics feels most personal when a decision touches your own job, like nurses' pay; some nurses have gone on strike to ask for more pay. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/17/) — Big problems like wars are not a child's responsibility; kids can help in small ways, like being kind, learning or giving to a charity with a grown-up. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/18/) — Asking a grown-up to explain the news makes it less confusing; grown-ups' feelings usually come from their values, like fairness or safety. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/19/) — Too much news can cause news fatigue; some families make news-free times, like dinner. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/20/) — Some talk radio and TV shows stir up outrage on purpose, because angry listeners keep listening. - ← previous: [Memes, clips and jokes about politicians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/) - next →: [Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/) - ↑ back to [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/)