Word of the day from Chris Dodd: Jingoism

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Chris Dodd used it on the senate floor today to
describe those pro-war supporters who are
against a change in direction in Iraq:

jingoism

noun
1. an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
2. fanatical patriotism

Extreme and emotional nationalism, or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied by an eagerness to wage war.

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jingoism

[High Plains]

1. That word would describe the last six years.

[City Lights]

2. The Republic Party should be renamed to the Jingoism Party. eom

[AlCzervik]

3. i used to have a bumper sticker that read "Patriotism vs. Jingoism, learn the difference"