Virtue Signalling

they'd like a total control of the narrative on the internet
people go to the internet, see that everyone is against Putin
and they think this is what the EU/US/West citizens think if not the whole world
it's the same reason why there are no alternative opinions in the MSM regarding this subject
they are controlling the narrative, only this time on the internet
but yeah, if it is some random person "virtue signaling", then I agree with this guy:

It's the modern equivalent of Kony 2012. White westerners will feel good about themselves and nothing will change.

German women do it for status and to falsely signal that they have enough empathy to nurture a child (most don’t)
Effeminate German men do it because they think it will get them pussy (most don’t)
Reality is German women will complain about men that don’t agree with them but will still fuck them
Kinda funny how upset they get when you just tell them their worldview doesn’t make sense but they still want your dick later lmao

What is the point of this post.
You alread have the answer.
Virtue signaling.
Look at me, i support this thing, I'm such a good boy.
a Female trait btw. Women signal virtue, men act according to virtue without signalling.

Because you are living through one of the largest information war in modern history.
Kikes went as far as to out some of their infiltrators (especially within the right) just to push the "POOTIN BAD" narrative.

It's called succumbing to peer and social pressure and hoping to increase your social status by showing your willingness to adhere to "popular opinion".
It's a basic function of human social behaviour.
It's a very

i see that they want total control of the narrative, it has shown in the corona pandemic when alot of sources of
information, even from scientists, were censored. Many news sites that show the other side of the story share the same fate during the war.

what i really don't understand is where virtue signalling comes in, not just why people do it but also why it is desired to such a degree

is it really just to 'fit in' and in a bigger social dynamic to get everyone else who simply follows the majority hops onto this one political view ?

My mum gave me Capri-Sonne everyday for school.

Mathias Demett, Prof of Psychology at Uni Gent, studies mass formation which precedes totalitarianism.
His view is that people have been very socially isolated in Europe for many years and suffered from anxiety that is not linked to an object of anxiety.
Group think allows these isolated people to feel connected to others, albeit artificially, and it reduces their anxiety because now they can fight together against that which causes them to feel so anxious (eg muh Covid, muh Russia, muh Nazis etc).
If you spend time with young people you realise they are lonely and seek connection.
Unfortunately they find this at demonstrations and parties where they use drugs like ketamine, mdma to dissociate from their emotional pain.
That’s my take…

i don't know if and how its related to totalitarianism. i agree however that it is a way of assigning and reasserting yourself and others to a group and find a sense of belonging. it seems to be one of the reasons why people signal their virtue (or any opinion for that matter) when it has no other real world impact.

do people who only repeat an opinion to create this feeling of belonging feel attacked in their social stance rather than their opinion when their opinions are challenged?

It would explain the irrational disconnect in some people when an actual discussion is initiated and they start using ad hominem and guilt-by-association rhetorical fallacies