Posted on 11/07/2022 7:52:04 AM PST by montag813
by Paul Sacca
In a video clip from nearly three decades ago, the legendary Rush Limbaugh was able to obliterate the concept of virtue-signaling, and did so in a mere 45 seconds.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines virtue-signaling as: "The act or practice of conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc., especially instead of taking effective action."
According to an article in the Boston Globe, the word "virtue-signaling" first surfaced in online message boards in 2004. In 2015, The Spectator published an article titled: "The awful rise of virtue signaling." Google Trends shows the term "virtue signaling" was not really used until the summer of 2017, and the term exploded in June 2020.
Rush Limbaugh categorically understood the concept of the virtue-signaling way back in 1993. He not only grasped the dangerous flaws of virtue-signaling, but he could effectively lampoon the concept before anyone had a name for it.
In the 1990s, there was no Facebook to put a filter on your profile photo or Twitter to put pronouns in your bio to show you support the "current thing." So people would wear ribbons to flaunt their moral high ground on a myriad of different causes.
For instance, orange ribbons are associated with leukemia, yellow to raise awareness for missing children, lavender to stand against urban violence, and blue ribbons are often worn to protest bullying. In the 1990s, a red ribbon was worn to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS.
In 1993 near the height of the AIDS epidemic, some people felt pressured to show their support for those suffering from HIV and AIDS by wearing a red ribbon on their clothes.
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So miss Rush. Still remember the feeling of despair when we heard he was seriously ill. Then, when we lost him, ...
But these memories of him are truly wonderful, and great thanks for helping us remember.
“I care more than you”
Some people can’t be replaced. Truly the GOAT of talk radio.
That show was awesome. Excellent TV every night, but way ahead of its time.
Rush knew libs more than he knew his “naked body”.
Rush was great, but his TV show was before my time.
In some ways, this is sad. He and others identified the danger 30 years ago but things kept moving in the radical Left direction non-stop. If you would have asked the most liberal Democrat in 1993 whether men should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, or kids should have gender reassignment surgery, they would have said “no” in horror. But now its par for the course.
Superb!
El Rushbo the Magnificent.
Miss him dearly ...
Was on that set with a friend from work and my dad circa 1995. All three of us were dutifully wearing suits
Down the street was the actual so-called Soup Nazi lampooned by Seinfeld. We followed the rules and managed to avoid being told: “No Soup For You!”
Good times.
And it will get worse if we can't get ahold of some of our institutions, starting with K-12 and the need to competition. It's the only wany to effectively defund the public schools and allow them to whither on the vine.
Yep. Ribbons are a great way to say, “I care more than you.”
I saw our liberal Congressman in NY, Paul Tonko with his version of the ribbon - The U.S. Flag and Ukrainian Flag pin.
Gosh, I miss Rush! Thanks for this!
“Rush knew libs more than he knew his “naked body”.”
IIRC, the term Rush used was his “gloriously naked body.” And every day that goes by gives validation to his observations about the ultimate goals of liberals.
It’s like that song, “We Care a Lot.”
I Care, by Al Bundy.
When hooters jiggle around and I find nickels on the ground, I care.
When a Mustang engine purrs and the bathroom is not hers, I care.
When the pitcher’s on the mound and the wife is underground, I care.
But when I’ve been playing this for days, I will kill anyone who stays. I swear.
I wish that ol windbag was still on the air
“Oh look at me, I’m wearing a ribbon, I care.”
I remember that! He was right.
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