in a blue funk, the ultranationalist fringe

The rise of China over the past three decades has been astonishing. But it has lacked the one feature it needed fully to satisfy the ultranationalist fringe: an accompanying decline of the West. Now capitalism is in a funk in its heartlands.



blue funk period

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fringe (EDGE) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
the outer or less important part of an area, group or activity:
the southern fringe of the city
the radical fringes of the party

fringe Hide phonetics
verb
be fringed with sth If a place is fringed with something, that thing forms a border along the edge:
The river is fringed with wild flowers.



1. In a state of panic or terror. For example, Just because the bride's mother is late, you needn't get in a blue funk. This term originated in the mid-1700s as in a funk, the adjective blue, meaning "affected with fear or anxiety," being added a century later.
2. In a state of dejection, sad. For example, Anne has been in a blue funk since her dog died. This usage employs blue in the sense of "sad"--a meaning that first emerged in the late 1300s. Also see have the blues.

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be in a funk US INFORMAL
to be very unhappy and without hope:
He's been in a real funk since she left him.