In recent years, we are increasingly confronted with this concept.It's an amazing sequence appears in the speeches of politicians, the topics of public discussions, in discussions about the problems of the country and the people.Often, chauvinism and nationalism in our minds intertwined.Some people consider them synonymous.Chauvinism - what is it?Let's try to understand.
is interesting that the term comes from the name of a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, Nicolas Chauvin.Bonaparte dreamed of world fame in France.He sought to create a strong militarily Empire, acceded to the more and more states.At the altar of the glory he put a whole generation of French.However, even after the defeat of the Emperor, in spite of all the sacrifices made for the sake of his ambition, the country remained fanatically devoted to his soldiers.One of them, said Nicolas Chauvin, so blindly and stubbornly defended Napoleon, absolutely not perceiving reality, the arguments that his name became a household word.Chauvinism has come to mean ultra-nationalist views, which are based on the idea of superiority of one nation over others.
Russian chauvinism (French, German or any other) in this sense represents the most radical and aggressive nationalism direction.Regarding the latter, his determination today rather vague: from self-identification and group of people with a certain nation (feeling of unity of purpose and historical path) to manifestation of an all-consuming love for this nation and, in this regard, the aggression with respect to people of othernationality, with different skin color, eye shape, and so on.If you continue to explore the meaning, then it turns out that today it is used in other areas not related to interethnic relations.
Chauvinism - it is socially?
Along with manifestations of intolerance and aggression against people of other nationality, we are all faced with the manifestation of chauvinism against persons of a different sex.Most often, men are showing it in relation to women.In addition, some social categories of people are showing it in relation to other categories.Often accompanied by intolerance conscious discrimination, which, as we know, can exist in respect of disabled persons and persons under a specified age limit, and those who have certain political beliefs.
Chauvinism - it's biology?
There is the so-called types of discrimination when one species produces infringing the interests of another kind, having been convinced of the superiority of their own species, and the priority of his interests.Simply put, this is definitely manifested chauvinism man against animal.It is also interesting phenomenon of carbon chauvinism.What it is?There nothing to do with discrimination.This kind of chauvinism is in the field of science and kosmozoologii search for extraterrestrial life.The fact is that all modern scientists studied life forms on earth are based on carbon.Moreover, all biological organisms planet consist of the same substances that are most common, and in the universe (hydrogen, oxygen, and so on).This determines the popularity among modern scholars believe that extraterrestrial life forms should also consist of these compounds.And the assumption that some other forms, on the basis of silicon, for example, some scientists categorically brushed aside.What has led to the emergence of the concept of "carbon chauvinism".
