Jingoism
The jingoism is the English version of jingoism . Its US version is called spread eagleism . It describes a chauvinistic and arrogant patriotism of the masses, often combined with war euphoria .
The term jingoism originated in Great Britain in 1878 during the 11th Russo-Turkish War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire . The British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli took a neutral position in the conflict and thus set himself in opposition to the militant, anti-Russia sentiment among the population. A political song sung in the pubs at the time led to the formation of the term:
| 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 don't want to fight But, by Jingo, if we do , we have the ships to do it, we have the men, and we have the money too. |
The origin of the affirmative formula "by Jingo" (Jingo) is not clear. It could be a corruption of "by Jesus".
Spread eagleism
US spread eagleism denotes a similar attitude. The word is difficult to translate into German . It is derived from the spread eagle , an eagle spreading its wings , the national symbol of the USA , which hides America under its wing. There is also a caricature from 1898 when American extreme patriotism peaked after the sinking of the cruiser USS Maine in Havana Harbor , Cuba , sparked the Spanish-American War .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Catherine Soanes (ed.), Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), p. 546.
- ^ "By Jingo": Macdermott's War Song (1878) . Cyberussr.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ By Jingo . Davidkidd.net. Archived from the original on September 17, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary
