The avant-garde is to
The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense. David Mamet
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The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense. David Mamet
Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. Claire Danes
Growing up in New York with artist parents – a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo – I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake. Claire Danes
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries of the wounded, the senseless killing, war profiteering, and chest-pounding grief. Chris Hedges
At this point in time the war [ WWII] is close enough to still feel hotly personal to a writer, yet far enough away so that jingoism and heroics are no longer required. Chris Cleave
When we look at that jingoism and the sexism and the racism and the homophobia, that’s not who we are, and that’s not the country that I want my daughter to grow up in. Chelsea Clinton