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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/07/...ue-signalling/

https://acculturated.com/virtue-signaling/

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/de...tue_signalling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2701...igin-examples/

https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...e%20Signalling

https://simplicable.com/new/virtue-signaling

Pro Tip: Check out the Wikipedia entry. It will give you a single line quote that allows you to assert that this term is used by right-wingers. You can then call me a right winger. (Figured I'd save you some time and Ctrl+F scanning.)

When I said, "I'm not sure what you mean ...", I meant, I'm not sure what *you* mean. I am familiar with the term. As you used it, it sounded to me like you were describing the state of mind of a wide range of other people, making slapdash generalizations about their views and their reasons for sharing them, and I know that you wouldn't want to be accused of some kind of bias. I mean, it seems conceivable to me that some people criticize Trump because they actually really don't like Trump, not because they want others to see them as virtuous. And that some people wearing MAGA hats chant "Lock her up" at Trump rallies because they really believe that locking Hillary Clinton up will help make America great again, not because they want to impress other rally-goers.