Of course we had a word for party (Feier), but Party became more popular since English words sound so "cool".
Burkhardt rejected the notion the German professors have resorted to the same tactics as super-patriots in the United States who renamed "French Fries" as "Freedom Fries" to protest France's resistance to war in the U.N. Security Council. Is this guy for real? Can he really be that stupid that he can claim this with a straight face?
If they want to "rename" things - fine with me (for whatever reason) - but at least the "super patriots" know why they are doing it!