Virtue-Signaling Isn’t About Moral Consistency

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Laura and George Bush with Michelle and Barack Obama

Ralph Nader Asks Former First Ladies: Why No “Heartfelt Concern for Tens of Thousands of Children Killed or Seriously Maimed” by Their Husbands’ Wars?:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/22/ralph-nader-asks-former-first-ladies-why-no-heartfelt-concern-tens-thousands

(Andrea Germanos) Noted consumer advocate and author Ralph Nader on Friday offered a sharp retort to Laura Bush and Michelle Obama in response to the former first ladies levied criticism at the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policy that separated immigrant children from their families.

“Would be nice if Laura Bush and Michelle Obama had expressed similar heartfelt concern for the tens of thousands of children killed or seriously maimed by the wars of their husbands in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere,” he tweeted.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Because virtue signaling isn’t about moral consistency, or justice… It’s about public displays of manufactured outrage.

Discussing the Bush Family’s Awkward Water-Boarding Reminder

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Bush Family’s Awkward Water-Boarding Reminder…“…

Rayn: Whoops!

“That awkward moment when… you realize you’ve just reminded everyone of your career waterboarding people.”

Brooke N.: Man! I bet she enjoyed that!

Bush Family’s Awkward Water-Boarding Reminder…

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Abolishing The Government ,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"That awkward moment when... you realize you've just reminded everyone of your career waterboarding people."

“That awkward moment when… you realize you’ve just reminded everyone of your career waterboarding people.”

My Commentary: Whoops!