A common Left-Wing tactic to incite "change" in a known policy or cause. Also used as a mudslinging device in order to undermine Right-Wingers
The Democrat Politician revealed his Manufactured Outrage at the cutting of trees in order to SAVE THE PLANET. He was further "outraged" by a myriad of things: polar bears, sea otters, Styrofoam, swamp land, the War on Terror, certain books, the conservative talk shows on a.m. radio, the lack of rights for Gays, the lack of rights for animals, the lack of rights for women...and children...and illegal immigrants, the use of the word "God" anywhere, the "right" to abort babies, corporations, banks, SUVs, hunters, guns, bibles, big cars, oil-production, and the over-spending of the Bush Administration. Of course, the over-spending of the Obama Administration was OK, though. A few things he wasn't outraged about: Term Limits for elected officials, tort reform, a balanced budget, and freedom.
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The state of being outraged by things that didn't particularly bother you a couple of months ago. Turning a blind eye to contradictory facts while you rush to virtue signal and express sympathy with whatever the popular cause is at the time on the social medias. Though at the same time doing absolutely nothing of any practical value to tackle the issue.
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Offendism; the act of spending one's life looking for things to be offended about.
The state of being outraged by things that didn't particularly bother you a couple of months ago. Turning a blind eye to contradictory facts while you rush to virtue signal and express sympathy with whatever the popular cause is at the time on the social medias. Though at the same time doing absolutely nothing of any practical value to tackle the issue.
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Offendism; the act of spending one's life looking for things to be offended about.
"We need to rewrite history, start over again, we need to seek forgiveness for the past wrongs....."
"Dave, calm down, you weren't like this last year, stop playing the outrageism card"
"Dave, calm down, you weren't like this last year, stop playing the outrageism card"
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Temporarily appearing to do something about a perceived or actual problem during the short time it is relevant in the current social media news cycle and/or while you're pissed about it. Usually done while voicing your opinions on the matter in question into an online echo chamber
Temporarily appearing to do something about a perceived or actual problem during the short time it is relevant in the current social media news cycle and/or while you're pissed about it. Usually done while voicing your opinions on the matter in question into an online echo chamber
After the Ray Rice video was released Eric enganged in so much outragetivism about it I unfriended him.
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by Rosh April 20, 2003
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"In the news today, Senator Obama expressed outrage that the Republican party may, at some point, say that the Senator is Black. Senator McCain expressed outrage that Obama expressed outrage about implying what the Republican party will do in the future, and further expressed outrage about the comments made by an Obama aide about McCain's military service."
"How does all of this outrage solve the problem of $150 oil; insolvent intitlement programs, and crippling governmet debt?"
"Dude, you have no idea what the important issues are in this campaign..."
"How does all of this outrage solve the problem of $150 oil; insolvent intitlement programs, and crippling governmet debt?"
"Dude, you have no idea what the important issues are in this campaign..."
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