European here, so please don't shoot the messenger. I personally see no "political attack" in calling something "virtue signalling". In fact I'm amazed you'd th

European here, so please don't shoot the messenger. I personally see no "political attack" in calling something "virtue signalling". In fact I'm amazed you'd think it's a political attack. So, because of that I went and checked the definition. Merriam says: > : the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc., especially instead of taking effective action So I learned something today, that virtue signalling can refer to political issues. I guess on this side of the pond I was more used to it applying to social posturing. Anyway, that being said, I do feel that the "two party" thing you guys have going there is leading to this increased polarisation and radicalisation, especially online. If you think someone using "virtue signalling" is "attacking your side", you're literally viewing them as "the enemy". "Your side won". That can't be healthy for you. There's a lot of nuance between "your side" and "their side".