purism

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On the right, this can take the form of conspiracies or authoritarian nostalgia; on the left, it may manifest as moral purism or ideological litmus tests.

From Salon

Stanford’s self-proclaimed ecological purism doesn’t mean he believes we should do away with nonnative species altogether, though.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s basically, whatever looks good. If something doesn’t look right, I’ll use a different material. I don’t like glass purism.”

From Seattle Times

But Mr. Belafonte never embraced that sort of monarchical title, rejecting “purism” as a “cover-up for mediocrity” and explaining that he saw his work as a mash-up of musical styles.

From New York Times

“There’s no point of having some kind of a revolutionary purism that you should only preach to the choir. That would be completely pointless,” Malm said.

From Los Angeles Times