virtue signaling is real, and you should be wary of those within Our Movement who do it. denying that it exists because right wingers have learned the phrase is really stupid and opens us up to being co-opted by psychos like, say, the children of hedge fund managers who live in penthouses and vote/donate to the democratic party and actively stifle progressive activism by having tantrums.
@lunch I've said this in private but was always too cowardly to say it publicly so thanks - virtue signalling is 100% a thing
@helldude I don't have to worry about thousands of people screaming that I betrayed them by holding different opinions so it's less brave of me to say it. Keep it real rich
@lunch i would love for thousands of people to scream at you lunch
@naturefan be the change you want to see in the world much, my bitch?
@lunch im going to my dsa meeting to cancel you right now
@naturefan they have a DSA chapter at the zoo?
@lunch no they do have one at the authentic caveman experience tho
@naturefan a DSA for neanderthals

@lunch yeah otherwise known as DSA ukrainan caucus

HA I CLAPPED BACK

@naturefan that's right. The originators of socialism.
@lunch it's always funny when i have a take that is liberal the commies yell at me for being insufficiently commie and i have to awkwardly remind them im not a commie
@helldude "sorry for not being something I never said I was" is always a fun one that goes over well
@helldude @lunch said it to the gf irl not ten minutes ago. It's a useful term, and tbh I'm kind of baffled this is a controversial take