This anger and frustration stems from a sense of cultural besiegement, which they are finding can never be dealt with through the attainment of power alone.
The narrative of besiegement manifests itself in both Westerns and combat films.
Many also had sons, daughters, or wives who opposed the war, fueling the sense of besiegement.
Conservatives tend to thrive on a sense of besiegement, a belief that they're surrounded on all sides by enemies seen and unseen who must be destroyed.
Because political opponents do consider their antagonists competent, this besiegement is of the mind.
It just feeds the religious right's feeling of righteous besiegement while gaining almost nothing in practical terms.
Synonyms
blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
Definition of besiegement in US English:
besiegement
nounbəˈsējmənt
Aggressive pressure or intimidation.
the policy of political besiegement
Example sentencesExamples
This anger and frustration stems from a sense of cultural besiegement, which they are finding can never be dealt with through the attainment of power alone.
It just feeds the religious right's feeling of righteous besiegement while gaining almost nothing in practical terms.
Conservatives tend to thrive on a sense of besiegement, a belief that they're surrounded on all sides by enemies seen and unseen who must be destroyed.
Many also had sons, daughters, or wives who opposed the war, fueling the sense of besiegement.
Because political opponents do consider their antagonists competent, this besiegement is of the mind.
The narrative of besiegement manifests itself in both Westerns and combat films.