The main trait that makes a “virtue signaler” a “virtue signaler” is what they say has everything to do with the self-image they seek to project (or convince themselves of) and little or nothing to do with the results of their self-alleged “virtue.”...
The more people “virtue signal” the more the facts become obscured or irrelevant. Common sense is abandoned in favor of self-righteousness. Often the ramifications are significant.
-Roger Simon
Leftists are brilliant at convincing themselves of their own altruism and then broadcasting it to the public, thus providing cover for the most conventionally greedy and selfish behaviors.
-Roger L. Simon
Virtue Signaling from Royal Dutch Airlines
It doesn't matter who you click with. Happy #PrideAmsterdam 🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/ZTBHvCx1Pp
— Royal Dutch Airlines (@KLM) August 5, 2017
Not to interrupt your social justice feel-good moment, but only one of these combinations actually works.
Liberal, Islam
Madeleine Albright the former secretary of state, tweeted Wednesday that she is prepared to register as a Muslim in ‘solidarity’ as reports say President Trump plans on suspending the U.S.'s refugee program for 120 days. Albright said that there is no fine print on the Statue of Liberty and America must "remain open to people of all faiths & backgrounds."... “I stand ready to register as Muslim in #solidarity,” she tweeted.
Liberal Virtue Signaling...
"Being 'pro-science' has become a bizarre cultural phenomenon in which liberals (and other members of the cultural elite) engage in public displays of self-reckoned intelligence as a kind of performance art, while demonstrating zero evidence to justify it."
Virtue Signaling Super Hero Hillary Clinton...
"Now I haven't seen Wonder Woman yet, but I'm going to, in part because it's directed by the fabulous Patty Jenkins.
But something tells me that a movie about a strong, powerful woman fighting to save the world from a massive international disaster is right up my alley."
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Hate, Character, Oops, Smears, Feminism, Sexism, Stereotyping, Bigotry
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said here too there is a key difference between how men and women express their personal and political ambitions.
"I think the thing is, is that every man wakes up in the morning and looks in the mirror and says, 'I could be president.'
I think every woman looks in the mirror and says, 'What can I get done for my country today?' "
Virtue Signaling Throughout The Whole
Range Of Trump Approval Ratings
If Trump had 90% approval, I'd STILL oppose his attacks on the judiciary, climate denial, targeting of immigrants and refugees, etc.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) February 17, 2017