Virtue
Signalling
Once upon a time, a Moral Purist publicly
berated a Pragmatist for insufficient condemnation of the wicked. He said, “How
dare you not attack such bleep, you bleep! That kind of bleep deserves no mercy!
It’s basic bleeping human decency!”
The above quote is edited for the sake
of decency; for the Purist did not use the word “bleep”.
Upon
hearing the unexpurgated version, all the demons of Hell laughed out loud, and
all the angels of Heaven blushed a deep navy blue.
Moral: Virtue is not a
signal.
No comments:
Post a Comment