jingoisms

Bellicose national pride

Jingoisms are expressions of aggressive nationalism or excessive patriotism, especially those advocating for military action against other countries.

The term derives from a 19th-century British music hall song supporting war against Russia.

A single jingoism might be a bellicose slogan or a chest-thumping declaration of national superiority: His speech was full of jingoisms about American dominance.

nationalism

chauvinism

Militant devotion to group

militarism · nativism · imperialism · expansionism · supremacism · ethnocentrism · ultranationalism · isolationism · protectionism · hawkishness

rhetoric

slogans

Catchy promotional catchphrases

bombast · bluster · chest-thumping · grandstanding · posturing · speechifying · platitudes · cliches · talking-points · soundbites

historical

colonialism

Domination through foreign settlement

territorial · conquest · subjugation · dominion · hegemony · Kipling · protectorates

Opposites
attitude toward military action and war

jingoismspacifism

Antiwar moral stance

anti-war sentiment · dovishness · nonviolence · antimilitarism · peace advocacy

approach to international relations

jingoismsdiplomacy

Negotiation between nations

multilateralism · internationalism · diplomatic engagement · conciliation · negotiation

national identity and patriotism

jingoismscosmopolitanism

Belief in shared humanity

anti-nationalism · internationalism · globalism · humility · anti-imperialism

Family

jingoism, jingoist, jingoistic, jingoists

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