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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 the continent under their [[tyrannical]] rule. | 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 the continent 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 | + | 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 halla as ''McDermott's War Song'' 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.<ref>https://youtu.be/42AgsaNHbKs</ref> |
The chorus went: | The chorus went: | ||
:::''"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do'' | :::''"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do'' | ||
Revision as of 03:27, May 10, 2024
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 the continent 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 halla as McDermott's War Song 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.[2] 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.
