{"id":1399831,"date":"2022-03-25T07:34:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1399831"},"modified":"2022-03-25T07:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:34:56","slug":"to-americas-virtue-signaling-elite-ukraine-is-the-new-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-americas-virtue-signaling-elite-ukraine-is-the-new-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"To America\u2019s Virtue Signaling Elite, Ukraine Is The New \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fto-americas-virtue-signaling-elite-ukraine-is-the-new-black-lives-matter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1399831&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began several weeks ago, America\u2019s ruling elites have wasted no time in letting you know how much they so deeply care about the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Embark on a journey to your favorite social media network or news outlet, and you\u2019ll find some of the country\u2019s biggest corporations, media figures, and celebrities wrapping themselves in the blue and gold of Ukraine\u2019s flag. While companies like Google and Skype employ their ubiquitous presence to encourage users to support relief efforts in Ukraine, American politicians have taken virtue signaling to a whole new level. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269532\" width=\"748\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture3.png 936w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture3-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Picture3-768x315-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"col-12 col-md-6 body-xs px-15 pe-md-0 ps-md-30 py-15 m-0 text-center\">Skype is allowing its users to make free calls to Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a callback to the viral clip of Ukrainian soldiers telling a Russian warship to \u201cgo f-ck yourself,\u201d for instance, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse has not only etched the infamous statement in his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\">Twitter bio<\/a>, but has written it in Russian. Since the outset of the invasion, the Republican senator\u2019s personal Twitter feed has been filled with tweets and retweets pertaining to the conflict, including a reposting of a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aletweetsnews\/status\/1497008826201124870?s=20&#038;t=blQDSMTqdetyB8FsQy8XXw\">tweet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/28\/snake-island-ukrainian-guards-captured-by-russia-still-alive\/\">falsely claiming<\/a> that the Ukrainians who told off the Russian warship \u201cheld their ground\u201d and \u201cwere killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269529\" width=\"631\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image.png 868w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-768x363-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"col-12 col-md-6 body-xs px-15 pe-md-0 ps-md-30 py-15 m-0 text-center\">Screenshot of a Google ad encouraging users to support Ukraine relief efforts<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democrats have also been just as unbearable in flaunting their self-righteousness on the issue, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reading a poem written by U2 frontman Bono on St. Patrick\u2019s Day last week that pays tribute to Ukraine and the country\u2019s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh St. Patrick, he drove out the snakes with his prayers, but that\u2019s not all it takes. With the smoke symbolizes an evil that arises and hides in your heart as it breaks,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cAnd the evil risen from the darkness that lives in some men, but in sorrow and fear, that\u2019s when saints can appear. You drive out those old snakes once again, and they struggle for us to be free from the psycho in this human family. Ireland\u2019s sorrow and pain is now the Ukraine and St. Patrick\u2019s name is now Zelensky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre moment quickly prompted comical reactions from major conservative figures, including a tweet from Federalist publisher Ben Domenech that questioned whether the performance was \u201ca prank.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?\u201d Domenech asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"zXhrwn4OjHt7d9f0MaJU8yNesEqgIiD1mp5YGLoSlVQCvTuxb3c\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this a prank? Did someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bdomenech\/status\/1504524384349966341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While not uncommon for America\u2019s elite to attach themselves to the latest cause that pops up on their Twitter feed, the overwhelming and collective rush to voice support for Ukraine is unlike anything the country has witnessed since the death of George Floyd in May 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Within days of Floyd\u2019s death, Black Lives Matter (BLM) became a universally recognized group and phrase, with nearly every major well-known business and public figure announcing their commitment to the Marxist group\u2019s mission. Companies like Nike were quick to pledge their financial support to BLM\u2019s cause, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nike.com\/news\/nike-commitment-to-black-community\">$40 million<\/a> directed towards \u201corganizations that put social justice, education and addressing racial inequality in America at the center of their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Major entertainment platforms also joined in on the frenzy, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1266829242353893376?s=20&#038;t=Y0IawTA6GtUlMI5krlulww\">Netflix<\/a> tweeting that \u201cTo be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulu\/status\/1266913549512658946?s=20&#038;t=x-V0Kgtb2NK84LgwAz0HNg\">Hulu<\/a> proclaiming they \u201csupport Black lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, and every day. You are seen. You are heard. And we are with you,\u201d Hulu\u2019s official Twitter account tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Then-California Sen. Kamala Harris decided to take her support for the BLM movement a step further, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1268290394611163143?s=20&#038;t=CPbMMewJKxIecGQfAgiVVA\">saying<\/a> that \u201cAll Black Lives Matter\u2014that includes Black trans women.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ukraine-has-become-black-lives-matter-2-0\">Ukraine Has Become Black Lives Matter 2.0<\/h2>\n<p>While it\u2019s one thing to genuinely care about the plights of Ukrainians suffering from a Russian military onslaught, it\u2019s another to utilize the ongoing invasion to project one\u2019s own moral superiority. Americans need to realize that for elitists like Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, who previously <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MittRomney\/status\/1269758561720156160?s=20&#038;t=tYiqwC_9F8LQBYQRAGIQQQ\">marched<\/a> with Black Lives Matter and now seemingly worried more about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorRomney\/status\/1504097394551664648?s=20&#038;t=WMwBgsAoaierjsHPZgpSww\">Ukraine\u2019s borders<\/a> than America\u2019s, the conflict in Ukraine doesn\u2019t represent a tragedy, but an opportunity for self-aggrandizement. <\/p>\n<p>Much like publicly backing Black Lives Matter, repeatedly pronouncing support for Ukraine has become the latest form of virtue signaling that permits America\u2019s ruling class to place themselves on a moral pedestal and demonstrate to the country how \u201ctolerant\u201d and \u201caccepting\u201d they are, without doing anything actually useful to their neighbors. Whether it\u2019s posting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/erickson-the-status-quo-of-virtue-signaling\">a black square<\/a> on their Instagram or slapping a Ukrainian flag emoji in their Twitter bio, the goal is always the same: to elevate their own social status. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as part of their attempt to exemplify how truly committed they are to the cause, these same individuals will vilify anyone who dares question their narrative. Oppose Black Lives Matter? You\u2019re a racist. Prioritize your own country\u2019s needs above Ukraine\u2019s? You\u2019re a puppet of Putin. Whatever the subject, the tactics never change. <\/p>\n<p>And just as America\u2019s elites ignored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/editorials\/what-black-lives-matter-has-accomplished\">increase<\/a> in black Americans killed in homicides after the BLM riots and defunding of police in major American cities, expect them to ignore the suffering endured by millions of Ukrainians after the fighting in their country has ceased. While those displaced by the war are left to pick up the remains of their fractured lives, America\u2019s elites will move on with theirs, all the while patting themselves on the back for either doing nothing or making the situation worse.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Shawn Fleetwood is an intern at The Federalist and a senior at the University of Mary Washington. He also serves as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began several weeks ago, America\u2019s ruling elites have wasted no time in letting you know how much they so deeply care about the conflict. 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