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| − | '''Jingoism''' is a term used to describe extreme patriotism, especially in the form of a warlike foreign policy.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col61&query=jingoism&x=0&y=0</ref> The term is often derogatory. The foreign policy of the United States has been described as jingoist on occasions in history, most recently in criticisms | + | '''Jingoism''' is a term used to describe extreme patriotism, especially in the form of a warlike foreign policy.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col61&query=jingoism&x=0&y=0</ref> The term is often derogatory. The foreign policy of the United States has been described as jingoist on occasions in history, most recently in criticisms of [[neoconservative]] warmongers in the Iraq, Afghan, Syrian, Libyan, and Ukraine wars. |
| − | + | <!--[[Liberals]] have rarely used to the term to criticize Democratic Presidents' starting of wars, as in the cases of Democratic President [[Harry S Truman]] ([[Korean War]]) and Democratic President [[Lyndon Johnson]] ([[Vietnam War]]).--> | |
| − | A good example of | + | A good example of jingoism is the history of [[Nazi Germany]]. They were so convinced that they were superior in every way, that they moved to spread this across [[Europe]] by subjugating it under their tyrannical rule. |
The word ''“jingo”'' is a British English form of “golly”, “gosh”, “gee” etc. and is always part of the term “by jingo!”. The term found its way into a music hall song, topical during the Turko-Russian War in the late 1870s when British anti-Russian sentiment was still strong after the [[Crimean War]] less than a generation before. | The word ''“jingo”'' is a British English form of “golly”, “gosh”, “gee” etc. and is always part of the term “by jingo!”. The term found its way into a music hall song, topical during the Turko-Russian War in the late 1870s when British anti-Russian sentiment was still strong after the [[Crimean War]] less than a generation before. | ||
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:::''We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too, | :::''We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too, | ||
:::''We've fought the Bear before, and while we're Britons true | :::''We've fought the Bear before, and while we're Britons true | ||
| − | :::::''The | + | :::::''The [[Russia]]ns shall not have Constantinople!"'' |
| − | "Jingoism" was coined from the song. During that time, aggressive foreign policy was popularly known in the United States as ''spread-eagleism''. The term | + | "Jingoism" was coined from the song. During that time, aggressive foreign policy was popularly known in the United States as ''spread-eagleism''. The term was first used in America to describe the foreign policy of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s handling of the [[Spanish-American War]]. |
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Revision as of 06:20, February 24, 2023
Jingoism is a term used to describe extreme patriotism, especially in the form of a warlike foreign policy.[1] The term is often derogatory. The foreign policy of the United States has been described as jingoist on occasions in history, most recently in criticisms of neoconservative warmongers in the Iraq, Afghan, Syrian, Libyan, and Ukraine wars. A good example of jingoism is the history of Nazi Germany. They were so convinced that they were superior in every way, that they moved to spread this across Europe by subjugating it under their tyrannical rule.
The word “jingo” is a British English form of “golly”, “gosh”, “gee” etc. and is always part of the term “by jingo!”. The term found its way into a music hall song, topical during the Turko-Russian War in the late 1870s when British anti-Russian sentiment was still strong after the Crimean War less than a generation before. The chorus went:
- "We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do
- We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too,
- We've fought the Bear before, and while we're Britons true
- The Russians shall not have Constantinople!"
"Jingoism" was coined from the song. During that time, aggressive foreign policy was popularly known in the United States as spread-eagleism. The term was first used in America to describe the foreign policy of President Theodore Roosevelt's handling of the Spanish-American War.