Virtue signaling is a real phenomena. It doesn't matter how conservatives might sometimes use the term, it is a useful term for anyone - of any political persu

Virtue signaling is a real phenomena. It doesn't matter how conservatives might sometimes use the term, it is a useful term for anyone - of any political persuasion - who wishes to refer to this behavior. Trying to invalidate words, and the concepts they refer to - by claiming their mere use destroys your credibility - strikes me as a subtle and nefarious form of thought control.