tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post1840523214873293248..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Virtue Signallinged notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-41898627606114375962018-02-14T10:20:03.841-05:002018-02-14T10:20:03.841-05:00Even though the term "virtue-signalling"...Even though the term "virtue-signalling" was coined by the Right, it's still a real and often insufferable thing to endure, and (among other things) has driven me away from Left politics. Just think of all the people who insist on using their diets or politics to demonstrate how virtuous they are. It's often unbearable, especially when it's got class overlays: just think of smug liberals mocking the diets of working class people and "trailer trash" and you'll have some idea how insufferable (and politically toxic) it is.<br /><br />On the other hand, conservatives have to own up to their own version of it, which their insistence that only certain types of people (I'll bet you can guess who) are "real" Americans.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.com