#virtue-signalling

I hate seeing antis virtue-signal.

"oh we just don't want people to get desensitized!"

Thought crimes aren't real. And I don't think you know what desensitized means

"oh what if you start enjoying immoral things!"

Thought crimes aren't real. And whatever morals you're referring to I can almost guarantee are not real either. It's fiction, Karen. Not Epstein Island.

"oh what if a minor reads this!"

Thought crimes aren't real. And I'm a minor, who has zero issues consuming what I choose to read. Nobody has to watch over me.

"oh-"

Thoughts crimes aren't real

Whilst ordinary folk around the world are numb with horror at the slaughter of Christians and tourists in Sri Lanka, the “woke” population of Tumblr and beyond has better things to do with its time. 

Many posts are circulating in which pompous, poorly-informed individuals tell us that nobody is talking about Sri Lanka. This is nothing but bile. I follow English and French language newspapers, all of which carry Sri Lanka on the front pages. Even despite the massive time difference (I learned about the tragedy early yesterday morning), the BBC, Guardian etc. were covering events as they occurred. Obviously, this news would have taken a while to reach the US and other countries, but I saw updates from CNN and other major US channels. 

Claiming that the media is “ignoring” Sri Lanka is simply a lie. Period. 

More disgustingly, they now point the finger of blame not at the Islamist terrorists who murdered Christians and Western tourists, but at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. You see, we should not have spent so much time mourning the destruction to a precious landmark. Obviously, this is just supporting colonialism and ignoring the rest of the world. Again, total bile. People across the entire world were horrified at the destruction caused to CND de Paris, because people across the entire world visit that venerable cathedral every year. 

Notice the emotional manipulation and pontification here. It assumes a dichotomy between being concerned about a fire and being concerned about a terrorist attack. No such choice exists. It also assumes that being concerned about a cultural landmark cancels out concern for other tragic events. No such cancellation exists. This is nothing more than dictating other people’s grief using flimsy suppositions, distortions, false standards, and outright lies. 

Meanwhile, French Christians who were displaced by last Monday’s fire sent messages of support to Sri Lanka.

They will now insist that nobody wants to do anything about such killings compared to the fire. This conveniently sidesteps the recent revelation that Sri Lankan authorities were warned about an impending attack up to 10 days ago. We do not know whether they heeded those warnings. This seems usually to be the case in a terrorist attack. Will the “woke” airbags demand that the government crack down on terrorist organisations? I will wait. 

What about the unsurprising revelation that the culprits are Islamist terrorists? Will the “woke” Tumblr users and co. now join those who have been warning about the danger of terrorism in the global Muslim community, and the networks of terror being formed that can bleed into other nations via uncontrolled immigration? A Sri Lankan spokeswoman has recently said that this attack could not have happened without international support. What steps will the “woke” Tumblr users take to crack down on international terrorist organisations. 

Ever heard the “woke” population discuss global persecution of Christians, usually perpetrated by Islamist terrorists? Instead, we see soppy, euphemistic phrases such as “worshippers” and “places of worship”, rather than just mentioning the fact that they were targeted for being Christian and practicing their faith. Yet these very same people can often be heard attacking others for not “calling out” a crime. You will notice that they were very insistent upon condemning anti-Muslim hatred after the disgusting attacks in New Zealand. They insisted that people call out white supremacist garbage. 

But when it comes to clear anti-Christian and anti-Jewish violence, particularly when perpetrated by radical Muslims, the “woke” like to retreat behind a cloud of euphemisms and general statements. Case in point: I notice very few posts addressing the culprits, Islamist terrorists, who have been targeting Christians with impunity across Asia and Africa. 

In light of this staggering nonsense, do not be guilt-tripped or intimidated into belittling and demeaning the French, the CND de Paris, or entering the Identity Politics Grievance Competition. This kind of cheap sloganeering might be par for the course in “Woke” philosophy, but it’s completely beneath the dignity of everyone else. Like I said, French Christians stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. 

In Wedding Crashers, the two guys whose exploits we follow are so out of order but the movie has its heart in the right place. Pre-woke comedies! You can be offensive, say and do the wrong things, but if you're someone who loves then you deserve love. Also, every social convention is mocked and the guy who virtue-signals about rescuing otters from oil spills, and shows off about studying buddhism with the Dalai Lamai, is obviously a bastard.

How did mainstream Western culture forget this stuff?

Secretary Cleary: "Once Sack and Claire tie the knot, two of the great American families, the Clearys and the Lodges, will finally unite."

Today’s personal fave, a middle-aged Ashkenazi Jew ranting about young Jews of colour for daring to write an open letter to organized Judaism asking them to confront inter-Jewish racism without asking any existing organizations for Jews of colour for input. 

Next time I want to address antisemitism, I’ll be sure to call up the ADL;

And when I want to discuss sexism, I will of course collaborate with NOW.

Oh wait, I won’t be doing any of those things unless I damn well feel like it, because nobody treats me like I’m too stupid to come up with an idea on my own and need hand-holding through the process of advocacy....nor would I ever put up with being treated like I need intellectual babysitting.

Nisht plotz, Shaina. If the other Jews of colour want to kvetch about the letter, I’m sure they can find a nice Ashkenazi Jew to show them how to use a computer for sending an email about it. (Nu, that was sarcasm. The fact that I now have to explain that it’s sarcasm is irony)

This joins a long list of my favourite Leftist racism:

 Like the Privilege Quiz that gave -600 points to anyone who was born in Africa (My GP was born in Africa and makes 8 times as much money as me, and hello, Botswana is rated 74th in Gross Domestic Income and the Ukraine is way down at 128th)

 And that time a local mosque was firebombed and I went to Friday prayers to show moral support, only to have a Lefty anti-racist ask me how I wasn’t scared that they would slit my throat, roll me up in a prayer mat and toss me in a dumpster. (Holy shit, Simon, wtf goes on at your church?!!)