> > > I said "virtue signaling" is a thought-terminating cliché, like "fake news."

> > Evidently you think the phrase, rather than its actual meaning, is the issue. OK.

> I don't think that either, and I never said it.

ok

> Maybe try to understand why they're bad before getting defensive.

If there's a flaw in my understanding the best thing would have been to point out what it was.

> Or just call everything "fake news," your choice.

I don't think that either, and I never wrote it.

Let's leave the discussion here, it's not very productive.

The phrase's meaning is the issue; it's an oversimplification.

I encourage you to learn what a thought-terminating cliché is before getting defensive.

As you have declined to point out how my understanding is flawed when asked, I'd say my understanding is perfectly fine.

Again: let's leave the discussion here.