their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults

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At the same time, the various arrangements between governments and companies are causing anxiety over what might be called pandemic chauvinism. Ed Silverman, STAT, "U.S. gives up to $1.2 billion to AstraZeneca for Covid-19 vaccine," 21 May 2020

The issue is more perplexing now, though, as what might be called pandemic chauvinism emerges. Ed Silverman, STAT, "WHO embraces plan for Covid-19 intellectual property pool," 15 May 2020

The Japanese promoted Asian chauvinism, an appeal to the people in British, French and Dutch colonies to throw off the yoke of their Western oppressors. Washington Post, "Tolerant Thailand to welcome pope, but martyrs tale haunts," 18 Nov. 2019

People have lambasted the hall for this chauvinism for years. Evelyn Mcdonnell, Billboard, "It's Time For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to Address Its Gender and Racial Imbalances (Guest Op-Ed)," 15 Nov. 2019

Bomberger’s book leaves one with the uneasy feeling that the First World War encouraged the rise of an American musical chauvinism, one that restricted the polyglot makeup of the nation’s culture at the turn of the last century. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music," 2 July 2019

The central government remains capable of cruel chauvinism towards minorities deemed a threat to national unity. The Economist, "In China, capitalism breeds new respect for dialects," 7 Nov. 2019

Despite the growing presence of female doctors, many women still suffer from the neglect and chauvinism of paternalistic male physicians, resulting in both undertreatment and overtreatment of symptoms and illnesses. Alicia Mundy, Washington Post, "The health-care system’s second-class citizens," 6 Sep. 2019

Uber has struggled to overcome a reputation for being permissive of chauvinism that was largely sparked by former software engineer Susan Fowler’s viral blog post in early 2017. Greg Bensinger, WSJ, "Uber Faces Federal Investigation Over Alleged Gender Discrimination," 16 July 2018

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