Crossword clues for flag-waving
The Collaborative International Dictionary
flag-waving \flag-waving\ adj. fanatically patriotic; same as chauvinistic. [prenominal]
Syn: chauvinistic, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic.
WordNet
adj. fanatically patriotic [syn: chauvinistic, flag-waving(a), jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic]
Wikipedia
Flag-waving is a fallacious argument or propaganda technique used to justify an action based on the undue connection to nationalism or patriotism or benefit for an idea, group or country. It is a variant of argumentum ad populum. This fallacy appeals to emotion instead to logic of the audience aiming to manipulate them to win an argument. All ad populum fallacies are based on the presumption that the recipients already have certain beliefs, biases, and prejudices about the issue. If flag-waving is based on connecting to some symbol of patriotism or nationalism it is a form of appeal to stirring symbols which can be based on undue connection not only to nationalism but also to some religious or cultural symbols. I.e. a politician appearing on TV with children, farmer, teacher, together with the “common” man, etc.
The act of flag-waving is trivial display of support or loyalty to the nation or to the political party.
Usage examples of "flag-waving".
Now it's just stamping our feet and flag-waving, caracole and saunter until the action starts-a little later than any of us expected.
A person who says, "I love my country--right or wrong" or "America--love it or leave it" may be a flag-waving, patriotic speech-making politician who is secretly an antidemocratic authoritarian (similar in some ways to Hitler).
Is this propaganda mostly anti-Hun and jingoistic flag-waving as in the last war, or is it more anti-Fascist?