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ExpatAl May 21st 2017 5:02 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12257533)
My facebook, unfortunately, is full of pro-Corbyn, anti Tory posts. Which is odd, granted, but posts the other way are very, very limited.

Which has been the case for some time. People on the left or class themselves as 'liberal' are usually the loudest and will vilify anyone on the right.

I've seen some quite disturbing posts about the Tories by Pro-Corbyn supporters...

Virtue signalling that you support the 'nice' candidate is easy but tbf, Theresa May isn't doing herself any favours with the Conservative manifesto.

scrubbedexpat141 May 21st 2017 5:18 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by ExpatAl (Post 12257544)
Which has been the case for some time. People on the left or class themselves as 'liberal' are usually the loudest and will vilify anyone on the right.

I've seen some quite disturbing posts about the Tories by Pro-Corbyn supporters...

Virtue signalling that you support the 'nice' candidate is easy but tbf, Theresa May isn't doing herself any favours with the Conservative manifesto.

Sorry, my 'surprised' comment was more that I'm surprised there isn't more the other way given who I'm friends with.

Still, if Corbyn loses I'm sure he'll just join the protests outside parliament. Why change career at this late stage? :p:rofl:

Miss Ann Thrope May 21st 2017 8:21 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by ExpatAl (Post 12257544)
Virtue signalling that you support the 'nice' candidate is easy but tbf, Theresa May isn't doing herself any favours with the Conservative manifesto.

Virtue-signalling: the latest piece of self-regarding jargon brought to you by the right-wing blogosphere in the great tradition of "snowflake"...

scrubbedexpat141 May 21st 2017 9:59 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by Miss Ann Thrope (Post 12257597)
Virtue-signalling: the latest piece of self-regarding jargon brought to you by the right-wing blogosphere in the great tradition of "snowflake"...

I had to google it if I'm honest.

ExpatAl May 21st 2017 10:06 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by Miss Ann Thrope (Post 12257597)
Virtue-signalling: the latest piece of self-regarding jargon brought to you by the right-wing blogosphere in the great tradition of "snowflake"...

Hits the nail on the head don'tcha think...?

Miss Ann Thrope May 22nd 2017 12:09 am

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by ExpatAl (Post 12257666)
Hits the nail on the head don'tcha think...?

No, because I think, it sounds to me like a nonsensical cliché for an in-crowd.

al dente May 22nd 2017 12:45 am

Re: The UK Election
 
I don't want to be a virtue signaller, I want to be a secret sinner.

scrubbedexpat141 May 22nd 2017 12:52 am

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by al dente (Post 12257741)
I don't want to be a virtue signaller, I want to be a secret sinner.

:wub:

shiva May 22nd 2017 2:11 am

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by Miss Ann Thrope (Post 12257721)
No, because I think, it sounds to me like a nonsensical cliché for an in-crowd.

more the out crowd who desperately want to be in and belong somewhere now that they have realised that the world has left them standing behind and in an ever decreasing minority, hence the invention of jargon in order to feel included and special within their own small group. A bit like the snowflakes they so profess to hate.

ExpatAl May 22nd 2017 5:36 pm

Re: The UK Election
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 12257830)
more the out crowd who desperately want to be in and belong somewhere now that they have realised that the world has left them standing behind and in an ever decreasing minority, hence the invention of jargon in order to feel included and special within their own small group. A bit like the snowflakes they so profess to hate.

Reading too much into it...


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