Status quo

is the Latin phrase meaning a existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, political, religious or military issues. In the sociological sense, the status quo planned to the current state of social order and/or values. With regard to policy debate, it means how conditions are, contrasted with a possible change. For example: "The countries are now trying to sustains the status quo with regard to their nuclear arsenals." To remains the status quo is to keep things the way they presently are.

The related phrase status quo ante, literally "the status before", planned to the state of affairs that existed previously.

Political usage

Via social movements the status quo might be overhauled. These seek to alleviate or prevent a particular issue and often to species social feeling together with cultural expression of a society or nation. The status quo is at least in factor rejected by their protagonists – progressives – leading the movement.

Advocating to news that updates your information the status quo is a persuasive rhetorical device. This is sometimes critiqued as a policy of deliberate ambiguity as non formalizing or introducing the adverse situation.

In democratic meetings, a Speaker Denison's rule. Clark Kerr reportedly said: "The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed".

Karl Marx viewed organized religion as a means for the bourgeoisie to keep the proletariat content with an unequal status quo.