Bandwagon Morality is Not Real Morality
True moral conviction doesn’t come and go with the whims of public sentiment.
By Clint Roberts Published on November 12, 2017 • 2 Comments
It is the age of pretenders. Every day tweeters project moral outrage — yet I can’t help wondering. There are a whole lot of tweeters who look don’t look exactly like the most serious moral thinkers. They don’t look like the type who would post deeply-held, legitimate convictions. They look suspiciously like knee-jerk bandwagon jumpers instead.
Sports has always had bandwagon fans. The term is not a compliment. Bandwagon fans aren’t “true” fans. They haven’t been fans for long. They haven’t followed the team through ups and downs; when it was easy to be a fan, and when it wasn’t. They’re fans only when the team experiences a wave of success or attention. Only then do they hop on the “fanwagon,” as some call it. Usually they hop off again when things cool down and the joyride is over.
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