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Originally Posted by MPowering1
You have no way of knowing what's motivating the interest in this guy
Neither do you, so you negated your own point.
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The fact of the matter is, Mitch Landrieu and Seth Moulton have also been floated as running in 2020. Are they getting the same attention?
Of course not.
Well, I actually follow politics and know for a fact there is buzz around both, but level of Buzz also has to do with performance and actually announcing a candidacy in one form or another, which neither of them have.
Pete, with an announced exploratory committee is actually doing the rounds. Going to the major events, TV interviews, Podcasts, Youtube videos, selling merchandise, building a brand/following.
You comparing Pete to Mitch and Seth isnt a realistic comparison even though you would still be wrong since both are talked about.
so based on this, the phrase "virtue signaling" is the equivalent of yelling "know-it-all"
Virtue signaling may be annoying, but it isnt in and of itself wrong, so it means exactly what I said.
Im sure there are people doing that, but the context here is viability since many have previously said they would never vote for a candidate who wasnt straight.
You cant argue everything in a vacuum or pretend everyone you dislike is only mentioning something because of "identity politics"
I like this one better from Urban Dictionary
Virtue Signaling To take a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to show off how much more moral you are than everybody else.
Fred: I see George has changed his profile picture to show his support for refugees.
Barbara: Has he donated money or time? Is he giving English lessons? Is he making a room available?
Fred: No, no, he's just virtue signaling.
And it more accurately reflects the reality of this guy's popularity
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"everybody getting reported now.."
(set 17 days ago)
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Originally Posted by Buckeye77
I like this one better from Urban Dictionary
Virtue Signaling To take a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to show off how much more moral you are than everybody else.
Fred: I see George has changed his profile picture to show his support for refugees.
Barbara: Has he donated money or time? Is he giving English lessons? Is he making a room available?
Fred: No, no, he's just virtue signaling.
And it more accurately reflects the reality of this guy's popularity
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So you arent arguing that he is virtue signaling(because you havent actually named anything specific), you are arguing that people who like him are ????
But even so, there is nothing wrong with virtue signaling. As I said, its annoying, but thats just your opinion, and you have every right to have it, but its not exactly a good attacking point.
by the way, isnt Barbara the one virtue signaling in that example by arguing there are "more moral" things George could be doing? LOL
]So you arent arguing that he is virtue signaling(because you havent actually named anything specific), you are arguing that people who like him are ????[/b]
But even so, there is nothing wrong with virtue signaling. As I said, its annoying, but thats just your opinion, and you have every right to have it, but its not exactly a good attacking point.
by the way, isnt Barbara the one virtue signaling in that example by arguing there are "more moral" things George could be doing? LOL
I can see that this is a little too complicated for you. No, Pete is not virtue signaling, it is the folks that support him simply because he is gay. It is a false front. A charade. Condescending. And ultimately insulting to, in this case, gay people.
Also, if you need help with the example in the Urban Dictionary, go find an adult to explain it to you.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye77
I can see that this is a little too complicated for you. No, Pete is not virtue signaling, it is the folks that support him simply because he is gay. It is a false front. A charade. Condescending. And ultimately insulting to, in this case, gay people.
except the only one making this claim is you. So its insulting that you assume people only support him because he is gay.
bigotry of low expectations and all.
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Also, if you need help with the example in the Urban Dictionary, go find an adult to explain it to you.
Says the person who thinks urban dictionary is an official source of definitions and examples LOL.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye77
Sorry, but I'm not the one doing the virtue signaling, I'm just calling you and others our for it. The bigotry of low expectations is on you, not me.
You cant call someone out for something they didnt do You can only make baseless internet rants, LOL
not a single person has said " im only voting for him because he is gay", you did however, make that assumption of others, proving my point of your bigotry of low expectations.
You cant call someone out for something they didnt do You can only make baseless internet rants, LOL
not a single person has said " im only voting for him because he is gay", you did however, make that assumption of others, proving my point of your bigotry of low expectations.
God bless your heart, I can see that the this topic is simply over your head.
America is not putting a gay couple in the White house.
You really never know when someone runs for President if the PBT (Power Behind The Throne) was doing the pushing!
Perry, of Texas, when he was running for President said of his PBT: She forced me to run! Ditto for Bill Clinton!
When he was in Little Rock, he was tired of being Governor, and didn't even want to run again for Governor, but Hillary said he'd have a better chance of making it as a candidate as a standing Governor. And she said to Bill: One more time, and then next time next year, we'll be in the White House!
I want to know more about Pete's PBT! Tell! Tell! Tell!
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