Re: jingoism

Posted by hoisumguo on February 06, 2002 at 14:00:54:

In Reply to: Re: jingoism posted by Jeff on February 05, 2002 at 10:37:20:

I thought jingoism was the propensity to have lots of empty bottles of gin?

-hoi

: : jin·go·ism : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

: :
: : This was a British fight song in 1887-1888
: : during the Russo-Turkish War,
: : which the British apparently did not enter.

: : But the music-hall song endured:

: : > We don't want to fight
: : > But by jingo, if we de,
: : > We've got the men,
: : > We've got the ships,
: : > and we've got the money too!