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I actually think you could probably pick any movement and find this trend.

So Jay and I actually talked about gay festivals, parades and how they've been completely

taken over by corporations who actually have no interest in advocating on behalf of LGBTQ

A people, but want to be seen as woke, want to be seen as accepting.

But in reality you're not promoting any fundamental change.

And honestly all of this came after you'd already seen great strides, the public opinion

had already turned.

Yeah, they're the ones who are actually virtue signaling.

Oh for sure.

Conservatives accuse the left of virtue signaling and what that means is you don't really

believe what you're saying you're just pretending because you think it sounds good.

Like no, the left like actually believes in this stuff, the corporations, they're the

ones who are virtue signaling.

And I think another part of the reason like with the straws thing, like we don't want

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