Sanctimony, self-righteousness, and virtue signalling.

[Jonn]

How do you view these qualities?

 

[Fino]

I'm a bad person and will often tear down a person who behaves these ways.

 

[Aspychata]

I'm a bad person and will often tear down a person who behaves these ways.

Why do you describe yourself this way?

 

[Fino]

Why do you describe yourself this way?

Because I seem to do it instinctively but then wonder if I should just let them have their fun.

 

[Darkkin]

How do you view these qualities?

Red flag for potential problems (proceed with extreme caution and take any and all opinions from said source with a block of salt).

Basically keep contact to the absolute minimum and get away from them as quickly as humanly possible.

 

[Aspychata]

Definitely criminals hide behind robes.

 

[Jonn]

I'm a bad person and will often tear down a person who behaves these ways.

I think you are missing the point.
There is no defending sanctimony, self-righteousness and virtue-signalling.

Presumably, you were being ironic?

 

[Jonn]

sanctimony
/ˈsaŋ(k)tɪməni/

noun

• 1. the action or practice of acting as if one were morally superior to other people: derogatory. Powered by Oxford Dictionaries.

• Self-righteousness, also called sanctimoniousness, sententiousness and holier-than-thou attitudes is a feeling or display of (usually smug) moral superiority derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-righteousness

Virtue signalling is the popular modern habit of indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favour for certain political ideas or cultural happenings. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us...e.org/us/dictionary/english/virtue-signalling

 

[Misery]

I think you are missing the point.
There is no defending sanctimony, self-righteousness and virtue-signalling.

Presumably, you were being ironic?

This depends on exactly how you look at it, though.

People often call out traits like this while not noticing how truly frequent and common they are. Even among members of this very forum, these traits present themselves fairly often. Whether or not others actually spot them when they appear, of course, is another matter.

Myself, for instance. I know I have some of the "view myself as having higher morals" sorts of traits. It's not even a question of "if"... that trait is there. However, this specifically was caused by too many years of being bullied and pushed around, and too many experiences of watching people act like total snotrags towards each other. It causes me to see the general public as... "slimy", at best. It's an automatic thing. And I usually dont try to hide it, either.

Yet, everyone on this forum, and generally most people wherever I go, seem to get along with me just fine.

These traits dont inherently make someone into some sort of mustache-twirling villain.

After all, EVERYONE has flaws, whether they want to admit it or not. The important part is this question: Do they make up for those flaws by having POSITIVE traits and performing positive actions? That's what matters.

 

[Slime_Punk]

Serious bullying (or attempting to harm others) aside,

I'll admit that I can come off as a bit narcissistic and self-righteous at times. When you're speaking from the heart, it's bound to happen occasionally. And therefore, I can't hold it against others for doing the same, or being flawed like I am. In fact, maybe it makes me respect and like them just a little more. Even if I don't personally agree or resonate with a single word they say.

When people get fired up and passionate about things, that's when we actually start talking about what matters.

With that said, using a derogatory term for something and vaguely asking for opinions on the matter makes this a semi-loaded question with questionable intent. You might as well ask, "What do you guys think about morons?" with literally zero context. But even then, I'd have to say that I've also been known to be a moron.

 

[Suzanne]

Very hard to deal with and always keep quiet, when someone is being like that, because I know only too well, that voicing my disgust will end badly for me.

 

[Progster]

It can be annoying, but I feel that people are often not aware of how they are coming across when they do it and aren't doing it on purpose. It's part of human nature, really, and most people do it at some point.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

There is a lot of virtue signaling in political discourse and propaganda. I especially dislike that, as it frequently substitutes for concrete material action. It lets people think that they are good without having to actually make themselves uncomfortable.

 

[Tom]

It's like those holistic medicine practitioners with their 'wholier then thou' attitude.

 

[Swansong]

Obnoxious and unbearable that's why I've been trying to move away from them as much as I can, even if inevitably they're a part of my personality.

 

[maycontainthunder]

The former two are an issue and potentially undesirable/irritating. The latter... Virtue Signalling; where is the line drawn between jumping on a bandwagon because it is perceived as 'popular' and doing it because you believe in something?

I feel this aspect could be a little sticky. With so many suit-wearers doing it those who believe in something will get tarred with the same brush.

I feel there is 'unfair ground' here.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

How do you view these qualities?

To summarize I think the behavior can come off as rude, impolite, and generally unacceptable social behavior. The psychology of this behavior can vary, but typically, in my experience, it is someone trying to mask their insecurities about themselves.

 

[Jonn]

These traits dont inherently make someone into some sort of mustache-twirling villain.

I beg to differ.
The words I presented have negative connotations imbedded.
All three are deemed as being arrogant/supercilious.

For example: Sanctimonious

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically

moralisingUK
moralizingUS
unctuous
Pharisaic
superior
canting
pompous
Pharisaical
Pecksniffian
pharisaical
hypocritical
preachy
religiose
churchy
insincere
Tartuffian
false
smug
stuffy
pi
pietistic
pious
self-righteous
goody-goody
holier-than-thou
self-satisfied
mealy-mouthed
to keep up appearances
too good to be true
moralistic

Rather than being "sanctimonious", one could be "virtuous".

Full of virtue, having excellent moral character

good
righteous
dignified
equitable
honest
honorableUS
honourableUK
just
moral
noble
pure
rectitudinous
respectable
upstanding
virtuous
admirable
ethical
exemplary
godly
incorruptible
laudable
lofty
meritorious
principled
professional
reputable
saintlike
saintly
upright
angelic
balanced
clean
dutiful
elevated
favouringUK
favoringUS
high-minded
incorrupt
incorrupted
innocent
law-abiding
lawful
morally correct
obedient
praiseworthy
pure as the driven snow
right
right-minded
right-thinking
scrupulous
self-righteous
sinless
sound
squeaky clean
unbribable
uncorrupted
unimpeachable
untainted
whiter than white
worthy
anti-corruption
blameless
charitable
cultivated

https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/sanctimonious.html#C0-3

 

[Jonn]

When people get fired up and passionate about things, that's when we actually start talking about what matters.

What is your intention in situations such as theses?
Is it to humiliate another person by showing the "goodliness" <sic> in yourself?
If so, I think you may want to work on that.

If you are standing up for someone who is being oppressed, regardless of public acclamation, then I will stand by your side.

"Traditional" autistics were known to be protective, btw.
These days, anything goes, or so it sometimes seems.

 

[Jonn]

It can be annoying, but I feel that people are often not aware of how they are coming across when they do it and aren't doing it on purpose. It's part of human nature, really, and most people do it at some point.

Agreed. But that is where life experience and personal enlightenment come into play.