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Virtue signaling is by no means a specifically left-wing phenomenon. Consider, for example, copious displays of Christian faith, piety, and family values from d
by closeparen 8y ago
Virtue signaling is by no means a specifically left-wing phenomenon. Consider, for example, copious displays of Christian faith, piety, and family values from divorced cheaters living according to the gospel of fuck-you-I-got-mine. It refers to any instance where the social status game around commitment to a belief / purging of unbelievers dwarfs actual commitment to it.
- mcguire 8y agoThis is true. And yet, many "copious displays of Christian faith, piety, and family values," even from some divorced cheaters, as well as the left-wing style, are actually genuine. Very often, the introduction of the phrase "virtue signaling" comes off as a blanket dismissal of the other party.