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Jingoist Views
As Americans, do we ever think about how other Americans view the American Way of War? Do Americans ever stop to think about the fact that even though we read the same books and watch the same TV news program that we all grow up in different homes which have varying views of the American Way of War. If Americans were ask their friends or family what their view was, it would more than likely be very close to their own view. Those same Americans do not take the time to step back and realize that it is possible for other Americans to have different views of the American Way of War. Let’s take a step back to reality and look at the possible outlooks that Americans do have on the war and how each of these views vary.
First there is the Idealist …show more content…
Unlike the Idealist, they have claims to back up their statements; even if the claims are given to them by the government or media. The Jingoist supports the claim that we created the Atomic Bomb because we had no other scarier cloud to hang over the enemies head. How about not involving ourselves in the war in the first place and staying neutral? Even if countries rule differently most get along fine without us intervening in their affairs. This does not matter to a Jingoist who will continue to support America no matter what. According to the Jingoist, we had to “intervene for the sake of humanity.” The real truth is if America did not intervene it would make America look weak. Jingoists could never have Americans be seen as weak, as we cannot achieve global domination if we look weak. Jingoists believe Americans must support the government to the fullest extent we …show more content…
Jingoists support their country no matter what. If there is a draft, so be it. If the government wants to go to war then so be it. It just does not matter to the Jingoist that building atomic bombs are not the way you want to go about showing our strengths to another country. Jingoists believe it is in our biology to fight for our survival, so why would they care about democracy. They only care that the government tries to hide their lies behind the curtain of democracy, “liberty and
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