Word: jingoism
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...climate of simmering international tension, the Olympics is losing its relevance; not even the pretence of using the Games for its original purpose, to promote accord between the people and countries of the world, remains. Instead, we have an unabashed celebration of corporate sponsorship, Nielsen ratings, and hollow jingoism. With painted plastic cows marching, hula-hooped acrobats flying, human playing-cards dancing, and even a dragon-shaped harp fire-blowing during opening and closing ceremonies, it is no wonder some have called the Games a comedy of the absurd, more akin to a third-rate circus than a gathering...
...with activism, and Springsteen is better qualified than the pseudo intellectuals who rule conservative radio and television. Thirty years of touring the U.S. has given Springsteen a far better understanding of the true American experience and value system. How is his message any less patriotic than the flag-draped jingoism of the mainstream media...
...TREASON YOU SAY, "LIBERALS' PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR ON TERRORISM HAS BEEN TO BILL THEMSELVES AS A CORRECTIVE TO 'JINGOISM.' THEIR REAL GOAL IS TOO APPALLING TO STATE OUT LOUD." CARE TO STATE IT OUT LOUD? They are rooting against America. I don't think there is any other way to explain hysterical claims of a civil-liberties emergency in this country every time John Ashcroft talks to a Muslim. No serious person thinks that we are in the middle of a civil-liberties crisis. We have just seen thousands of fellow Americans slaughtered by legal immigrants to this...
Perhaps the collegiate generation can no longer remember that the Girl Scouts were once rife with red-blooded jingoism. In this situation, the still-proud Boy Scouts would likely couch this battle in terms of America versus Samoan usurpers. But, alas, the girls have already acquiesced and sold out decades of Americana, labeled squarely with that bold term—Samoa...
...contrary to what some may think, NASCAR patriotism is not just mindless bravado. Nor is it simply my-country-right-or-wrong jingoism. To be sure, there exists a much more profound connection between NASCAR and the American military. Indeed, it’s a relationship that is unparalleled in the world of sports...