me tooism

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Senator [Arthur] Vandenberg answered critics who say⟳ the bipartisan foreign policy has produced mere Republican “me tooism” with the assertion that unity is vital if any policy is to get⟳ results. He declared: “If that's ‘me tooism’, then any unity is me tooism.””

“In socialist societies, there is a ‘me tooism’, a complex which startles the sensitive observer. Here despite social controls, the cities rise⟳ like⟳ jungles, the traffic jams are consciously sought, and so are the wasteful standards. No genuine alternative is posed. The choice before man remains what it has always been—conform or perish.”

“Workers may be so concerned with reading the boss's mind⟳ and supporting group consensus that ideas become⟳ conservative and timid. The Japanese work⟳ hard in general, of course, but the same group atmosphere which encourages this type⟳ of enthusiasm can also encourage⟳ conformity; a form⟳ of "me tooism" develops.”

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