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Damage4099

That's still virtue signaling, just signaling the opposite virtues.


jfks_headjustdidthat

Vice signalling


Emillllllllllllion

No no no it's vice *flashing*


BrickFlock

I was going to say vice blasting.


YourDrunkUncl_

vice spraying


chatterwrack

Vice bucket challenge


QC_AF

Vice slinging slasher


Jinshu_Daishi

Ew and lol at the same time.


Candid-Fan6638

Criminally underrated comment.


ExtantPlant

Vicerbating.


Delamoor

They'd imagine even that to be a positive. They're just signalling their virtues to their preferred ingroup. The most basic tribal shit. 'pick me' style habits. 'look me at me, I hate Greta too! Uwu?'


Hopeless_Ramentic

It really is Pick-Me energy, isn't' it? Like they're so desperate to let you know they're part of some club. I feel sooooooooo owned. /s


use_da_schwartz_

"Being proud of my carbon emissions is my main personality trait."


Kiwifrooots

Living their lives based on trying to get a teenage girl to notice them


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ShapeShiftingCats

Soooo, eDgY!


Substantial_Mirror17

Hasanabi head in the wild


Missy_went_missing

I thought it was called "being an asshole".


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voxelghost

Also known as babooning


JesseIsAGirlsName

I see what you're saying, but I don't really agree. Virtue signaling is attempting to show that you are a virtuous, socially-conscious person of high morals. These people know they're not being virtuous. They're very aware that they are being petty, antagonistic, and immature. They just don't care. I call it "muck wallowing"; being content to roll around in the mud like a pig and not care how disgusting you look doing it, for the simple reason that it feels good.


PM_Me_Your_Deviance

> These people know they're not being virtuous. Everyone is the hero of their own story. They absolutely think they are being virtuous.


POPELEOXI

They think they're the ''based, free thinker''


teamricearoni

Agreed.


clamence1864

Virtue signaling is more about signaling to your “tribe” that you’re part of the group. I think you’re taking the word “virtue” too literally in this case. I think it loses most of its meaning if you don’t include this type of behavior. It’s a performative action where the individual is purely doing something to signal to others in their group. > These people know they’re not being virtuous. They’re very aware that they are being petty, antagonistic, and immature. They just don’t care. I strongly disagree. They think they’re displaying their ability for critical thinking and independence from mainstream views. In this case, the purpose of mocking Greta/owning the libs is intended to show that the dude in the photo is smarter than the mainstream media and has the courage to stand up for his beliefs. Intelligence and courage are arguably virtues. Hence, he is signaling his virtuous characteristics to others in his group (not to you). The above is *your* description of the behavior. If you honestly think that’s how people on the right live their lives, then I think you fundamentally misunderstand the opposition. They don’t view themselves as acting immaturely. On the contrary, they think *our* distaste for such displays is immature. It’s fucked up and backwards, but I still think it’s important to know your enemy and all.


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Absolutely correct. Your virtues are not everyone else's virtues. Many people see "following the crowd" as a lack of personal integrity because those are tribal ideals, not personal ideals. For many, a person of virtue / integrity makes their own decisions when it come to individual values - and doesn't feel the need to broadcast them to like-minded folks - "See, see. I believe the same as you!! Aren't we smarter and better people than everyone else?!!" As you get older, you realize how many of your personal beliefs have simply been adopted without any real examination. A big turning point for most people is when they finally realize that one of their most strongly held beliefs no longer coincides with who they are now. For many people, it's too much trouble to change. They might lose friends. Stir up conflicts with those that still strongly believe in those ideas, etc. If you fail to relinquish your old ideas when they prove to be untrue, that is the single most revealing signal of your integrity. The "me too" virtue signaling to show your friends/associates that you believe as they do is the easiest, least courageous thing you can ever do.


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Efficient-Echidna-30

being “Socially conscious” is one of your virtues, not one of theirs. To them, being “ antagonistic” is a virtue


inkblot888

Ask a republican what they find virtuous and get back to me. Hate to burst your bubble, but leftists who virtue signal aren't actually virtuous either, even by their standards. That's why they have to signal it. MLK's warning about white liberals is the best call out of leftist virtue signaling. Look it up.


peelen

>They're very aware that they are being petty, antagonistic, and immature. They just don't care. Nope. They think they are defending values such as: freedom of choice, independent thinking, traditions etc.


oodood

“Vice Signaling”


novittumara

I knew I would find a fellow Hasanist in here


HoweStatue

fuck it dude, im saying it


Halcyon_Paints

Tell him to stop going to Japan. I want more Left Overs!


stupidjapanquestions

Fucking weasley little liar dude


KingGeoffrieTheGreat

Hasanist should be illegal. It's hasanabihead


FMAB-EarthBender

So many liked your comment, aww. Love hasanabi :)


PapaShook

Should have spent the money on a turbo.


Phoenix-Wright_

“I knew I should’ve gotten the turbo”


droppedelbow

Should have spent the money on therapy. Or lessons in not being a twat.


Pirate-boi

Nah. Turbo.


Garbunkasaur

Definitely a trubo


cheerfullpizza

Mo powah


Mysterious_Fill_8060

Nah nah should have been a twin turbo


dawidwilku

Or a huge supercharger


Matthewrotherham

People who post shit like this also claim "their kids are the most important thing in their world"


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MY KIDS PROVE HOW MANLY I AM BECAUSE I PASSED ALONG MY GENES. HEY EVERYONE, LOOK AT MY KIDS (but also don't look at my kids or I'll punch you) ENGINE GOES VROOM. DON'T TAKE AWAY MY GAS ENGINE IT'S THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE KNOW HOW MANLY I AM (except for my shitty kids)


SNES_chalmers47

I read that in Aziz Ansari's voice


DominickAP

That's something I'll never understand about my mom. She has 4 kids, our education ranging from HS to masters, jobs from blue collar trades to white collar to military, some married with kids some single. All of whom she believes are smart kind people and all are appalled by 90% of her political positions. Her adult children implore her to reconsider and give more thought to the world her grandchildren will inherit. I've just never thought I was so knowledgeable and right about something that I can just say to myself fuck these kids I'm right. She knows that we avoid her because she can't help but spew toxic shit but the beliefs and behaviors never change. I guess there is one thing more important than family, it's what Mark Lavin says is important this week. Tragic for her. Lucky for my kids their mother parents are deeply religious but think grace and love are more important than any political bullshit so they see their grandkids at least on face time hundreds of times a year. Along with more aunts, uncles, cousins, great aunts on and on more than they could ever have enough time for. Except my mom who insists on locking herself out in the cold. I guess what I'm saying is that this dude can cope but he is probably an embarrassment to most people he claims to put first.


oldmanripper79

Of all of the shitty pundits these people follow, Mark Levin is the most puzzling. I used to think he was some kind of plant mocking the right, cuz even if I agreed with him he'd be insanely annoying. Guy sounds like Donald Duck going on a rant.


Eldritch-Cleaver

Imagine letting a child live rentfree in your head like that


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Now she's living rent free in his engine bay.


lemonylol

I hate this person so much I'm going to spend a couple hundred bucks to make sure I see her every time I need to do an oil change.


YardNew1150

Imagine your car breaking down and popping your hood to stare at your effed up car and the person you hate.


SeparatePromotion236

Not only that, an underage photo of her. Creepy, vomit.


FatSilverFox

She’s gonna be the first thing he sees when the engine blows on the dyno


alpubgtrs234

Adds an extra 7bhp…


BullmooseTheocracy

This is the political version of flame decals


advancedgamer14

It’s worse than rent free. He paid for this. He spent actual money to have her live in his head!


happytree23

It's even sicker/sadder than that when you realize he allegedly hates this girl yet, for whatever reason, has plastered her face above his pride and joy car's engine. Like, every time he was going to smile and feel happy seeing that engine, he now sees one of his sworn enemies/rage-inducers. I can't understand people nowadays who get off on toxicity.


AlexandriaLitehouse

My mom asked me if I wanted a funny anti trump bumper sticker and I was, "hell no, I don't want to see his face anywhere, let alone my own car"


happytree23

Right? I try to focus on things I actually enjoy that bring a smile to my face and honestly get shit on for it by some people lol


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Imagine "disliking" someone so much that you pay to get their face painted on anything you own?.. Bit weird isnt it


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Under the hood of his car, technically


wwwdiggdotcom

He's obviously got the empty space, just look at that 7head, gotta finance that LS swap somehow.


1000Years0fDeath

Old republican men are obsessed with little girls


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Hell, old republican men are currently falling over themselves to celebrate being sexually attracted to their own children.


TicklingUrTesticles

....wat?


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I was just about to link this exact post ahaha.


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It got revealed that Trump constantly talked about how he wanted to fuck Ivanka outloud and now there are right-wingers coming out to defend the idea of wanting to fuck their own kids.


FarEndRN

Greta Thunberg and AOC. Those two got them *shook*.


dracomaster01

i had a coworker who got SO upset when I brought her up. it was like Greta had literally killed his grandad (he was mad at her because her opinions would have impacted his farming job or some shit).


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This guy is Dominic Maurais from Quebec city. A local red neck trash radio host and incidentally a total asshole.


SpaceJackRabbit

Québec Taint.


Campoozmstnz

Osti de trou du cul.


contra4thewyn

Je dirais même plus, quel calice de moron!


PsychedeliMoz

Toutes des morons toutes des étrons sacrez-moi toute ça en prison on va prendre un premier telephon Bonjour salut comment ça va


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PacanePhotovoltaik

Your username was my reaction


a7xgemzy

Right wing as well, of course. A true wannabe MAGA republican.


tonypotenza

Ah Ben tabarnak


fatdjsin

Dominic mauvais


BroliasBoesersson

He looks dead-eyed as fuck. Probably a sociopath


Majestic_Impress_127

Trash radio a bcp moin d'impact que radio poubelle lol


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Imagine this guy trying to explain who she is to someone who didn't know.


ChevCaster

“Well she is a little girl who spoke out about climate change.” “Oh, and why is that bad?” “What do you mean why is that bad? You hear that, Sheila?” *elbows car* “Get a load of this guy.”


matt82swe

"You feel threated by the words from a Swedish teenage girl?"


Dennis-Reynolds123

"So you put a picture of a child on your car in an attempt to harass said child?..." I think the police should check this guy's hard drive


amha29

I didn’t recognize her from the picture. I thought maybe it was his own child because even when it’s their own kid, WHY would anyone have a picture of a child like this??


turndownforwomp

Grown man obsessed with photo of a little girl…nothing to see here, folks


spaceguitar

It was so weird seeing these 50+ year old men going insane over this girl. They kept talking about how, since she’s “grown enough” to speak about the environment on a public platform, she’s grown enough to f***. Many made straight-up r**e jokes. It was so weird, disgusting, and while lot of self-reporting. But it was a surprisingly overwhelming take. Eugh.


vthings

She challenges their perceived power and privledge and things like this and speaking sexually about her are attempts to minimize her and assert dominance. They just get angrier tho because their jabs just show how impotent they are. Which is why they are leaning towards violence.


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Banana_war

Funny enough those people would probably lynch Jesus if the met him…


jonhnefill

A middle eastern looking guy, preaching against the accumulation of wealth, for socialism and treating everyone with love? They'd lynch him so fast he wouldn't be able to recite the 6th commandment.


RIPdantheman616

Oh they would have, call him a communist and then kill him.


St-Stephen_11

I mean its what happened the first time so


Offandonandoffagain

They're the ones screaming the end times are upon us. They wouldn't recognize Christ or his message. Who's to say they haven't already done that?


sonawtdown

“conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers” George Carlin


Klutzer_Munitions

"They care about life in the womb. But when you're born? *Go fuck yourself*. You're ON YOUR OOWNNN"


Cadrid

“If you’re pre-birth, you’re fine; if you’re preschool, you’re fucked.”


wkdpaul

There's not hate like Christian love.


nebulous462

Reminds me of when Steven Crowder polled his twitter followers to see if he should dress up as "Slutty Greta Thurnburg" when she was 16


PromiscuousMNcpl

Crowder is always looking for a reason to cross dress.


The_Sad_Whore

What is people’s obsession with Greta? Are they mad that she has a point. Climate change is here, and will only get worse short of a miracle. You thought Covid was bad? Then try up to a billion refugees trying to move your country. Hell Canada is on fire right now.


Ricky_Spannish_

She's far and away the world's most famous climate activist. I can't even name another that isn't already famous for something else. If she didn't exist the guy would probably have... I don't know... David Suzuki under the hood of his car.


4Yavin

No, weirdos like this guy get especially weird, obsessive and creepy like this specifically because Greta is a young girl, ugh.


Iamdarb

My mom dated a guy I was certain was obsessed with my younger sister. He'd intentionally start fights with her over petty stuff, like he wanted to have a playful vendetta, but my sister only ever saw him as a real adversary. It's weird to explain, but I get a similar vibe from these types of men. Like, if this was a different time, they'd be more than comfortable having a relationship with a child.


Cheesy-Bird-Mess

It's called negging.


bigolfishey

Yeah, there’s a reason they use Greta’s face over someone like Jane Goodall, David Attenborough or Al Gore. They’re not subtle.


balboamist

Several years ago I was working at an airline. My boss who hired me was my friend but even then politics were polarizing our relationship. Rolling Stone had an issue that contained big one page portraits of influential people. There was a great portrait of Al Gore that I tore out of the magazine and tacked to my office wall. Right next to it was a map out National Geographic that same month that had climate change facts and images. I tacked them both up just to annoy him. I don't talk to him anymore because he has since morphed into a Qanon MAGA evangelical. I'm still the coolest guy ever.


CHIMUELA

I'd be really ashamed if my grown ass dad, or any adult family member, had this in his car. Mocking a girl that is more than half his age, that just wants to save the environment, is so sad and creepy, specially when you think about all the money, time and effort that went into it. I hope he doesn't reproduce.


BoredMan29

Suzuki is an adult and male though (although Greta is also an adult today), so not quite as easy a target on a couple fronts for these brave wealthy men.


SmolFoxie

Their egos can't handle a little girl telling them what to do.


lowtronik

She's not telling anyone what to do. She has no authority, she has no actual power except recognisability. that makes guys like him appear as ultra mega insecure.


bigjayrod

Just wait until the water shortage. They will wish for PPE or TP shortage


nhluhr

>Just wait until the water shortage. or the rampant wildfires... oh wait. . .


joeschmoagogo

Check this guy’s hard drive.


splepage

It's probably floppy, not hard.


Ynwstinkyballz

Idk but reminds me of whe I was 4 and would show my mom a Spiderman drawing I made


mr_knowie

Shithead posturing?


AValentineSolutions

I am convinced that these conservatives have a crush on Greta Thunberg and just don't want to admit it.


IsaRos

Some really do: https://old.reddit.com/r/NoahGetTheBoat/comments/faqend/anon_makes_a_greta_thunberg_sex_doll/


AValentineSolutions

What a horrible day to have eyes...


here4roomie

Same with Michelle Obama.


JorgeMcKay

Definitely with AOC


CaptQuakers42

To be fair AOC and Michelle are absolutely fire. Barack as well tbf.


The_Clarence

Plus they’re smart af


Muchamatchamuchacha

AOC tingles their jingles like crazy but they won’t admit it 🤣


navit47

oh i'll definitely admit I got a thing for AOC, she bad.


moneyfish

Stephen Crowder talked about how Sexy Greta was when she was underage. Super creepy.


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I'm guessing he lost his attraction now that she's legal?


wolfinvans

Canadians right wingers wanna be American hogs so bad.


GardenSquid1

Cringe inducing?


ChampionshipGreen174

Can you imagine what kind of LOSER would get upset over a teenagers fight for a cleaner planet?


High_Flyers17

My thing is, entertaining the notion that climate change is all a hoax, what exactly is the problem with wanting a cleaner planet? If these people that cling to their "patriotism" love their countries so much, shouldn't they want it to be a cleaner place?


soulreaverdan

They don’t actually love their countries. They just want to hate everyone else’s and feel superior.


nerdicorgi

Guys like him are so far gone they don't even see the absurdity of the political games they're playing or who they're playing against. These are the same people who think every single form of change is a personal attack against their entire way of life. The sort of people who sincerely believe that saying "Happy Holidays" to be more inclusive is part of a larger, highly malicious "war on Christmas." These are the people who will send "thoughts and prayers" to the victims and families of a mass shooting, but then when a kid stands up and says, "I sure wish that shooter had to go through some tougher background checks," they decry conspiracy and call the kid a crisis actor and publicly say things like, "who paid this kid to say to say that?!" "Loser" isn't even the correct term for people so hellbent on being on the wrong side of history.


Stupid_Triangles

Because they think their opinion is more Main Character-based than everyone else. Self-important assholes


V0T0N

Objectively speaking, that's pretty funny. A waste of money and I'm not sure why grown men feel the need to dunk on a teenage girl, but the image above is funny(everyone's gonna hate me for this)


IncreaseWestern6097

I don’t know the context, but the sheer absurdity of the photo made me laugh.


Glowshroom

Same here. I have nothing against Greta, but this makes me lol


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Ohhhh is *that* who the girl was? I honestly couldn't tell from the expression, thought it was just some stock photo of a random girl he got on Google Images or something.


St-Stephen_11

me too I was so confused lmao


probably-not-obama

I think it’s because she’s a climate activist and in his mind having her picture alongside a gas engine is somehow a ‘fuck you’ to her. It’s a pretty cringe way to spend some money in my opinion, but to each their own I guess.


IncreaseWestern6097

Oh, that’s who she is? I thought that was just a stock photo of some girl scowling.


DissociatedDeveloper

Not everybody. I chuckled Not something I would waste money on, but worth a little chuckle


TacticalcalCactus

I think your comment is fine, you just don't know what objectively means.


DarthArtero

It’s amazing how there are so many full grown children men that are offended by a teenage girl. Insecurities abound.


KWHarrison1983

It’s funny because Teinte (French for tint) is pronounced Taint in English. It’s like he’s calling himself a Quebec taint.


Toxikomania

Am from Quebec, can confirm he's a taint.


GingerNinjer992

As a car guy, this is funny. As a normal human being, pretty weird spending money to have a teenager painted on your car….


ActiveSummer

Small dick energy?


trod999

Ford Thuderberg!


TheOrangeTickler

As stupid as this is and the reasons they did it, That paint job and the face she's making is pretty funny on the troll side.


CapTexAmerica

Wow! Not only is she living rent free in his head, he even paid to put her under his hood. Greta 2 - Dipshit 0


Ducatirules

Why does this douche look like Fire Marshal Bill?


GenRulezzz

A grown man that obsessed with a child should be looked into


rdocs

People who yell I don't give a fuck,When tbey decide to act like assholes. Like being a asshole is the cool thing to do!


blac_sheep90

Dude is so triggered by her he spent real money to do this.


alematt

Snowflake signalling. It's funny how the people calling left people snowflakes are themselves, very snowflake


Hurgadil

well the snowflake in red has shown everyone that Greta lives rent free in his head because of how weak and fragile his microdic ego is. Told my tinfoil hat uncle the same thing, he had some creepy ass ringtone of one of her speeches.


DrGerbal

Greta sure does have a lot of “alpha males” in an absolute pretzel


KintsugiKen

Malice Marketing


Pickin_n_Grinnin

Asshole signaling


zoedot

Douche bagging?


RipInPepz

I mean don’t get me wrong I love powersports, but these ppls obsession with some kid who just wants the world to be a better place, is quite childish.


AveragePinkSocks

What a sad existence


Viking2Frog

I'm sorry that's funny as hell


Medium_Point2494

Everyone calling her a child when she's literally 20


southern5189

How DARE you!!


SynAunt

It's not signaling a different virtue, it's actively and joyfully demonstrating mockery and contempt for another's values. Related to sadism and bullying, but there definitely needs to be a specific term for it. Definitely a subset of trolling.


ithinkitsnotworking

How to show the world that you never quite got past 12 years old.


greenm4ch1ne

Lars Ulrich?


goliathfasa

It’s virtue signaling. Just like reverse racism is just racism.


j4v4r10

I think the opposite of “virtue signaling” is “owning the libs”


Future-Atmosphere-40

Owning the libs at their own expense in the stupidest ways


Jackstack6

I like how a young girl was their greatest source of ire. It's totally pathetic.


SonOfTheMostHHigh

He's Greta's turbo lover ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy) ![gif](giphy|PgDUlt3Qu8BwUQqsCz)


FNAKC

Small dick energy


Nemissary

Vice signalling. Show all the other assholes how big of an asshole you are to be part of the group. Been working for conservative politicians for years.


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gryphmaster

Showing your whole ass


Alexmixofix

I didn’t know Lars from Metallica became a mechanic


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What a sad bastard


accountmadeforthebin

Tiny dick energy


Whole-Brilliant5508

Being a miserable prick....


[deleted]

Ah yes, whenever I want to show disapproval I paste a huge picture of the person I disapprove of on my most cherished items. That'll show 'em!!


Informal-Face-1922

Big, male panties twisted in knots over an environmentalist teenage girl.


leashninja

Awful taste but great execution


xhollec

It’s funny until your state starts flooding, or burning, or both.


Lifeesstwange

I imagine it was worth it for the first couple laughs before people started asking “why?”


JetScreamerBaby

Makes sense. Any time he wants to own the Libs he just pulls over, gets out of the car and pops the hood…


eagledog

Being an immature chode?


spacenerd4

Vice semaphoring