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me too-ism en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of me-tooism.
    alt of me-tooism
    • [Thomas E.] Dewey’s loss of the presidency in 1948 had seemed a loss for “me too-ism”; Republicans were feeling that [Harry S.] Truman had reaped all the political benefits from policies they had been crucial in shaping. 1992, Gregory F. Treverton, “Integrating Germany, Engaging America”, in America, Germany, and the Future of Europe, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 79:
    • I conclude by suggesting that a growing sense of English disaffection in relation to West Lothian and the distribution of public expenditure across the UK should be understood as a sign that a deeply held sense of procedural fairness has been violated, rather than dismissed as a species of the ‘sour me too-ism’ which much commentary continues to identify as the core of English national consciousness. 2014, Michael Kenny, “Political Intimations of English Grievance: West Lothian and the Barnett Formula”, in The Politics of English Nationhood, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205:
    • Finally, [Kevin] Rudd neutralised other issues by furiously agreeing with the government. This led to charges of ‘me too-ism’, but it also left the government little with which to go after Rudd and kept the debate focused on the areas where Rudd wanted it. 2008, Peter van Onselen, Philip Senior, “Introduction”, in Howard’s End: The Unravelling of a Government, Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, Melbourne University Publishing, →ISBN, page x:

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