tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post7087368203553007869..comments2024-03-28T18:44:08.125-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: On Virtue SignalingToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-67935125400832204582018-03-03T14:24:29.425-08:002018-03-03T14:24:29.425-08:00Hmmm. Interesting thoughts, as I would not think ...Hmmm. Interesting thoughts, as I would not think of standing for the anthem as a form of virtue signaling but as a symbol of respect for the flag of one's nation and what it represents.<br /><br />And what I see as is less the extreme cases you list (which I concur with)but the fact one "feels" (egad how I hate that word) that one has to prove "I am useful and a fellow traveler" or else one will get angrily denounced (at this point, any way). Not checked, it moves quickly to the scenario you present.<br /><br />You are correct about the demands of the new "signs" of freedom as well - censorship, reduction of freedom, threats of (or acts of) violence. This does not end well at all.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-45188613602890362212018-03-01T17:45:33.555-08:002018-03-01T17:45:33.555-08:00I might disagree on some trivialities.
Virtue sig...I might disagree on some trivialities.<br /><br />Virtue signalling is the chimp's way of saying 'I am of the tribe. I am useful to the tribe.' Everyone does it, even us: we stand for the national anthem, we do charitable works, we support the troops, we support law enforcement, we practice restraint and chivalry. There is nothing wrong with any of that. All of it is done from a position of strength, actually.<br /><br />It's when you can be shot for not throwing out your arm and doing the 'Zieg Heil', or you can be shot for telling a joke about the politburo, or you can be tortured for heresy for speaking out against the cathedral - that virtue signalling takes an unhealthy turn.<br /><br />Our political left has gone nuts. Just as they've redefined sexuality, racism and sexism, they have redefined virtue signalling. They are demanding censorship, curtailment of freedom, and inciting violence as part of their code of virtue. There is only one way to deal with people like that.<br />Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com