Struisvogelpolitiekstroys-voh-gel-poh-lee-teek

n. Literally ostrich politics, acting like you don't notice when something bad happens and continuing on regardless as you normally would. When trouble arises, bury your head in the sand and pretend that there aren't any problems, and avoid any involvement until things go back to normal. Actually, don't take this approach, as it never ends well. Carrying on without addressing the real issues is a practice so widespread that the Dutch have pinned it down and named it. Which is impressive, seeing as ostriches can run at 31 miles/50 kilometres an hour.