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Slacktivist

one who vigorous posts political propaganda and petitions in an effort to affect change in the world without leaving the comfort of the computer screen
No one ever shows up for our Slacktivists United meetings.
Slacktivist by deepvmusicsucks November 8, 2014

Slacktivist

A person that does simple things like change their avatar colour or post a status update about a cause instead of actively supporting the cause.
Slacktivists twitter/facebook:
I just turned my twitter avatar green to support haiti, LOL.

OMG feel well sorry for the people in (major disaster/big news story), hope you get better soon xoxo
Slacktivist by 4ndr3wk January 19, 2010

Political-Selectivism

One who has selective hearing, attitudes, opinions and biases toward a political party or candidate with disregard of actual facts.
It’s unfortunate that the political-selectivism of many in this country has led to blind allegiance based on emotion.

Slactivism 

A pejorative neologism combining 'slacker' and 'activism,' sometimes spelled 'slacktivism.' Engaging socially in activism that requires little or no effort as part of a lifestyle or self-identity. Slactivism usually produces no appreciable results and often perpetuates poor research and hearsay.
1. When I heard that Jack was boycotting Taco Bell because he said they exploit tomato farmers in Latin America, I knew it was more of Jack's slactivism. He never visited Taco Bell anyway.

2. Jill thought of herself as an activist. She always hit "Like" on Facebook whenever a social justice issue came up, and she was a part of several Political Action Committee fan pages, but her friends knew her slactivism couldn't be counted on to write Congress or go beyond a few mouse-clicks.
Slactivism by Bansuri December 1, 2010

slactivist 

One who feels a need to be politically active, but doesn't quite know how and thereby jumps on the nearest bandwagon cause.
When Jenny arrived at University in the big city, she quickly realized the world was much bigger than (insert annonymous hick town). She figured she oughta live up to the University student cliche of protesting something, anything and found the guy behind the "down with the WTO" table very cute. She signed up immediately.
slactivist by napoleon in rags December 10, 2003

slactivist 

a person who strives to appear politically active while actually understanding little and contributing nothing to the cause.
Bob liked to drive his SUV to the anti-war rallies becaause he loved the chanting.
slactivist by Dr. Octopus December 18, 2002