01-05-2021, 01:55 AM
(01-05-2021, 01:02 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Sorry, I should have clarified. When I think of virtue signalling, I think of "wokeness" rather than faux patriotism. I call the Republican's faux patriotism "nationalism." I take that a whole lot more seriously than the left's woke virtue signalling because it's a lot more insidious in its nature. American exceptionalism is a myth that has justified a LOT of genocide and terrorism around the world, so I segment it off from the left's virtue signalling which, to be honest, is more annoying than anything else.
I wish I could agree with you that virtue signaling is only annoying. But seeing how it is encouraging and condoning lawlessness, excoriating the nation as irredeemably racist/evil and promoting violence against their political opponents then I'd have to say that it's far more than that.
EDIT: I will add that they are not alone in condoning violence, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't be called out for it as well.
