Virtue Signalling is used by everyone, just in different ways.
The intersectional left however, is generally the group with words and actions powerful enough for it to be highly visible, at least at the national level. In local terms, say at the level of school/church/neighbourhood I think, paradoxically, it's people of very conventional/classical morality that might have more power via shaming etc..
Whereas at on CNN for example generally one's 'private sex life' is out of bounds (unless there's something illegal) ... I think that in social circles, there's a lot of gossip and talk about that kind of stuff.
To me the results of this study are obvious, but it would be interesting to point out how it may have nothing to do with the validity of the moralisation. 'Virtue signallers' may often be right, but it's the ugly sanctimony and lack of context that I object to.
The intersectional left however, is generally the group with words and actions powerful enough for it to be highly visible, at least at the national level. In local terms, say at the level of school/church/neighbourhood I think, paradoxically, it's people of very conventional/classical morality that might have more power via shaming etc..
Whereas at on CNN for example generally one's 'private sex life' is out of bounds (unless there's something illegal) ... I think that in social circles, there's a lot of gossip and talk about that kind of stuff.
To me the results of this study are obvious, but it would be interesting to point out how it may have nothing to do with the validity of the moralisation. 'Virtue signallers' may often be right, but it's the ugly sanctimony and lack of context that I object to.