jingoism
Aggressive patriotic fervor
Jingoism is aggressive nationalism that favors a belligerent foreign policy, especially readiness to go to war.
The term carries strong disapproval—it suggests patriotism twisted into hostility toward other nations: The invasion was driven by jingoism, not legitimate security concerns.
A jingoist beats the drum for military action; jingoistic rhetoric portrays foreign powers as threats requiring forceful response.
Militant devotion to group
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- superpatriotismExaggerated devotion to country
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
ethnocentrism · exceptionalism · revanchism · sectarianism · tribalism · parochialism · insularity
Policy of territorial growth
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
intimidation · provocation · confrontational · hardline · strong-arm · bullying · bluster · chest-thumping
Promoting or inciting warfare
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
- hawkishnessAdvocacy for aggression
- bellicosityInclination toward hostility
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
militaristic · brinkmanship · armament · mobilization · martial · combat-ready
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
othering · scapegoating · hostility · antipathy · animosity · anti-immigrant · supremacism · ethnocentrism
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- sloganeeringReliance on pithy phrases
mythmaking · incitement · polarization · fearmongering · manipulation · distortion · spin
chauvinism
Militant devotion to group
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- superpatriotismExaggerated devotion to country
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
nativism · ethnocentrism · exceptionalism · revanchism · sectarianism · tribalism · parochialism · insularity
expansionism
Policy of territorial growth
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
coercion · intimidation · provocation · confrontational · hardline · strong-arm · bullying · bluster · chest-thumping · saber-rattling
warmongering
Promoting or inciting warfare
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
- hawkishnessAdvocacy for aggression
- bellicosityInclination toward hostility
belligerence · militaristic · brinkmanship · armament · mobilization · martial · combat-ready
intolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
exclusion · othering · scapegoating · hostility · antipathy · animosity · anti-immigrant · supremacism · ethnocentrism · demonization
disinformation
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
sloganeering · mythmaking · incitement · polarization · fearmongering · manipulation · distortion · spin
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- 1898 AmericaSpanish-American War, USS Maine, McKinley, Rough Riders, Cuba
- military mediawar films, war movies, combat footage, military documentaries, propaganda films
- propagandapropaganda, brainwashing, disinformation, misinformation, indoctrination
- warmongeringwarmongering, warmongers, war hawks, saber-rattling, belligerence
- WWI causesassassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, militarism, alliances
jingoisminternationalism
Favoring cooperation among nations
cosmopolitanism · globalism · multilateralism · anti-nationalism · world citizenship
jingoismpacifism
Antiwar moral stance
dovishness · anti-militarism · non-interventionism · diplomacy · isolationism