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Maybe it's possible that X% of the "younger generation" cares (rather than your dog whistle "virtue signals") about the environment, equity, labor conditions, c

Maybe it's possible that X% of the "younger generation" cares (rather than your dog whistle "virtue signals") about the environment, equity, labor conditions, capitalism etc. while another X% likes buying cheap stuff. There's no hypocrisy at all when you understand that the "younger generation" consists of more than one person.

erulabs 3y ago
Any annoyance I might have had at the "dog whistle" that is the term "dog whistle" goes right out the window when I see the group logic fallacy pointed out. My entire life is "well sure, some boomers..." and "who specifically believes that?".
- drcongo 3y ago
  True, I really didn't need to use the term "dog whistle" there as the GP was pretty much outing themselves with the entire post. To decide that one entire group holds exactly the same opinion requires either a pre-existing distaste for that group or a complete lack of critical reasoning.
kinonionioa 3y ago
People who complain about "virtue signaling" are nearly always ridiculous. They try to deflect criticism of their own moral failings with vague insinuations of hypocrisy. They mock children for actually holding the values our society claims to teach them. They virtue signal about how much they hate virtue signaling, yet ignore that the most spectacular virtue signaling comes from their "side". Like this: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/867532070/trumps-unannounced-church-visit-angers-church-officials https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/867532070/trumps-unannounced-... That doesn't make it a dog whistle. Everyone knows that accusing someone of virtue signaling is accusing them of being a champagne socialist. The meaning is not hidden. This is a dog whistle: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/02/15/we-must-secure-border-and-build-wall-make-america-safe-again https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/02/15/we-must-secure-border-an... Most people won't recognize the riff on the Fourteen Words, but those who do will recognize the call for genocide.

erulabs 3y ago

Any annoyance I might have had at the "dog whistle" that is the term "dog whistle" goes right out the window when I see the group logic fallacy pointed out. My entire life is "well sure, some boomers..." and "who specifically believes that?".

drcongo 3y ago
True, I really didn't need to use the term "dog whistle" there as the GP was pretty much outing themselves with the entire post. To decide that one entire group holds exactly the same opinion requires either a pre-existing distaste for that group or a complete lack of critical reasoning.

kinonionioa 3y ago

People who complain about "virtue signaling" are nearly always ridiculous. They try to deflect criticism of their own moral failings with vague insinuations of hypocrisy. They mock children for actually holding the values our society claims to teach them. They virtue signal about how much they hate virtue signaling, yet ignore that the most spectacular virtue signaling comes from their "side". Like this: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/867532070/trumps-unannounced-church-visit-angers-church-officials https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/867532070/trumps-unannounced-... That doesn't make it a dog whistle. Everyone knows that accusing someone of virtue signaling is accusing them of being a champagne socialist. The meaning is not hidden. This is a dog whistle: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/02/15/we-must-secure-border-and-build-wall-make-america-safe-again https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/02/15/we-must-secure-border-an... Most people won't recognize the riff on the Fourteen Words, but those who do will recognize the call for genocide.