<p><span>In this article you will read about the following</span><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">30 Signs to Know When Someone is Grandstanding – moral or political</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">16 Tips How to Deal with Grandstanding -What Can You Do to Handle Moral Grandstanding</b></p><p><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b"></b>Why Politicians and Bureaucrats use Grandstanding -<span>Why people Who use Grandstanding are Odious -</span><span>How to Detect and Deal with Grandstanders</span></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanding or Virtue-signaling - is a problematic psychological behavior.</b><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">People who grandstand are driven by their compelling need</b> of acquiring absolute <b data-redactor-tag="b">power</b>, having large numbers of <b data-redactor-tag="b">followers</b>, getting <b data-redactor-tag="b">name and fame</b> as well as <b data-redactor-tag="b">accumulating wealth etc.</b> – for this they <b data-redactor-tag="b">use all the tricks and techniques including the most unethical ones.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Virtue-signaling and Grandstanding behaviors are intended to divert people's attention from the most important matters to something insignificant.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Many of the Indian Politicians and bureaucrats use grandstanding to create the impression of holier than thou</b> [meaning morally better than others] and to create the image <b data-redactor-tag="b">of their being super-powerful and superhuman.</b></p><p>In India <b data-redactor-tag="b">the politicians and the bureaucrats are able to fool a large mass of population indefinitely</b> -using the grandstanding.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">30 Signs to know Who and When Grandstanding – moral or political</b></p> <ul><li>1.Some of the tools that they employ are - Whataboutery, Cockwombleness, <b data-redactor-tag="b">Hypocrisy, Projections [of their weaknesses on to others], Making Grandiose but untruthful promises, Using power to establish lies as truth, creating confusion, telling lies and using deceit, polarization and creating chaos and divide, extremism and right-winging atmosphere</b> etc.</li> <li>2.People who use moral grandstanding – also ensure – <b data-redactor-tag="b">that ONLY THEY get the moral benefits while disallowing others to have the same advantage</b> [in case they happen to have absolute power].</li> <li>3.<b data-redactor-tag="b">BUT Now a days – you will find Many Emotionally insecure people – ALSO USE</b> - various social-media platforms to project themselves look better than others –<b data-redactor-tag="b">as a thumb rule these people – also may lack education, sophistication and cultural etiquettes etc</b>.</li> <li>4.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Because of their insecurities they feel perpetually inferior to others as they keep comparing themselves with others constantly – they have the compelling urges to be seen better than others</b> - the user-friendly social-media platforms and technology of creating fake images and videos, gives them a powerful tool.</li> <li>5.<b data-redactor-tag="b">These are the people who become the ardent supporter and followers of insecure leaders</b> – YES_YES_YES <b data-redactor-tag="b">a large number of supporters are also from highly educated and of high social strata</b> BUT they support because their own greed and also because of their being vile and evil with brainwashed nature.</li> <li>6.<b data-redactor-tag="b">It is very important to be aware-of and learn - how to deal with Highly irritating moral grandstanding or virtue signaling</b>.</li> <li>7.<b data-redactor-tag="b">The Political grandstanding uses - false speech, lies and actions to impress and brain-wash to gain public support by using emotional, religious and nationalistic appeals</b> [most of them are far from truth – as <b data-redactor-tag="b">Lying needs desires and intention to deceive</b>].</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">8.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">In the corporate scenarios Grandstanding some examples can be–</b>giving a person an impossible chore to punish or wasting time of others during an important meeting say by asking questions that would be <b data-redactor-tag="b">unnecessary with advance preparation for the discussion time, raising pointless queries and digressive debates etc. </b></li> <li>9.<b data-redactor-tag="b">People who grandstand are not at all concerned about doing genuine good or contributing to a bigger cause</b> <b data-redactor-tag="b">– although they have all the power to make positive differences</b>. <b data-redactor-tag="b">But because of their inner blindness and emotional insecurities – they feel fooling others is their best options.</b> </li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">10.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">In India they succeed in large scale years after years of giving bad results.</b></li> <li>11.<b data-redactor-tag="b">They also pull their opponent down by using dirty and odious techniques – say by using character assassination, manufacturing dirt, abusing, name-calling, bullying, ill-treating, injustice, insult and disrespect </b>plus use all the agencies under their power to silence their opponents.</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">12.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">These people are ruthless and they only help their crony friends.</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">13.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Only when they don't have any other options – they may for a time – accept something is wrong</b> – to repair their image – <b data-redactor-tag="b">but it is always for short time and temporary.</b></li> <li>14.<b data-redactor-tag="b">When they are competing with others on moral grandstanding to impress the power – they use most filthy and extreme stand</b>.</li> <li>15.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanding causes polarization in such a way that the communities and societies can never go back to the same harmonious state of relationship</b> as before – when these people get absolute power.</li> <li>16.<b data-redactor-tag="b">People especially the politicians using grandstanding - show outrage against injustice to show how pure and virtuous they are</b> [when they are not in power] <b data-redactor-tag="b">BUT once they come in power they make the earlier regime look like pre-school kid and themselves as post-doctoral and outdo every immoral acts </b>– without any remorse.</li> <li>17.<b data-redactor-tag="b">The people using grandstanding will appeal to your goodness – to contribute financially, through active participation and promotion for their [seemingly] great cause</b> BUT then thy will use all the collections as well as loot further and give it to their favored friends.</li> <li>18.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanders don't follow the rules that they want you to follow</b> – they play unethical and unfair but urge you to be good.</li> <li>19.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanders are most self-centered egoist – who will make you feel bad and ashamed</b> - in case you happen to disagree with them – they are scared of their weaknesses come in the light.</li> <li>20.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Political grandstanders in most cases have narcissistic characteristics along with other psychological disorders </b>– they are almost always inauthentic and lack empathy.</li> <li>21.<b data-redactor-tag="b">They need to have control and dominance over others – this way only they can feel good</b> – They also have a need to seek status through being a knowledgeable and as a result they become Cockwomble.</li> <li>22.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Where nothing morally wrong exists - a moral grandstander may make something up to be seem incredibly committed to justice or any other explosive issues</b> – most of their support believe it to be their genuine emotion and intent.</li> <li>23.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstander's claim of gross injustice might be oblivious to others – but because they cry wolf so often </b>– their follower may find it harder to identify when real injustices are occurring.</li> <li>24.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Moral grandstanders can make - every instance of distasteful behaviors of others - a subject of national debate</b> – in India <b data-redactor-tag="b">– they are helped by News Channels</b> – who have become masters in ignoring the most pressing and important issues.</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">25.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Political grandstanders satisfy the Five Factor Narcissism inventory beautifully.</b></li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">26.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanders might not care one way or another about their stated cause – but they put efforts to make their target audience feel as if they really care.</b></li> <li>27.<b data-redactor-tag="b">As a consequence of grandstanding - many good people stop taking moral conversations seriously</b> – as they become cynical about the moral claims.</li> <li>28.<b data-redactor-tag="b">It is hard to tell when someone is grandstanding or lying in the initial phases</b> – but if you know what signs to look for - you would be able to identify grandstanders easily.</li> <li>29.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Grandstanders make the world worse by increasing polarization and fanaticism</b> and religious divide – they push people further apart and make them hate each other more and more.</li> <li>30.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Moral grandstanders are those obnoxious types who go around stridently declaring their beliefs, enthusiastically joining social-media shaming</b> - not because they feel so strongly about this cause - <b data-redactor-tag="b">but because they want you to admire them for how astoundingly</b> moral they are. </li> <li>31.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Now a days there are real good issues to fight about – but grandstanders fight and instigate people to fight among themselves</b> on useless and insignificant causes.</li> <li>32.<b data-redactor-tag="b">After reading above you would agree that the moral-grandstanders are – evil, vile, immoral, corrupt, wicked and dishonest</b> and may even be criminally wired.</li></ul> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">16 Tips What can you do to handle moral grandstanding – how to deal with grandstanding</b></p> <ul><li>1.Do not try to call them out – INSTEAD – work on educating others through creating awareness – so that most of the mature people are able to identify these people </li> <li>2.Do not support and promote grandstanders – avoid amplifying these obnoxious and sabotaging people</li> <li>3.Take responsibility – learn to create awareness through subtle means – as these people can create bad consequences for you for exposing them</li> <li>4.In India – there are many people – who will question you if you – expose a wrong-doing</li> <li>5.Take a stand – advocate and promote yourself</li> <li>6.Learn to manage your emotions – so that this type of people are not able to rattle you</li> <li>7.Focus on the larger goals</li> <li>8.Avoid watching Indian News-Channels – this is the most evil and vile disinformation and propaganda machinery in the world</li> <li>9.If you notice any wrong – make your choice – whether to post these or not – Keep the safety of yourself and your loved-ones as your most important priorities </li> <li>10.Identify and get in touch with like-minded people</li> <li>11.Always fact-check – from multiple channels</li> <li>12.Do not believe anything you hear or see in news-channels and maybe newspapers and magazines – most of them are in complete control of The politicians and the bureaucrats and the corrupt and crony capitalists</li> <li>13.Find out if you are not supporting these RWs – unknowingly – STOP</li> <li>14.Think objectively and honestly about your engagement on social media – have a zero tolerance for moral grandstanding </li> <li>15.Buck should stop with you – if you happen to receive any controversial material – do not like or share </li> <li>16.Find ways to deprive the moral grandstanders attention they seek and crave – totally ignore them</li></ul><div>#virtuesignaling, #grandstanding, #howtodetectgrandstanding, #whousegrandstanding, #whatisgrandstanding, #grandstanders, #whypeopleusegrandstanding, #whygrandstandingisharmful, #bureaucrats, #politicians, #moralgrandstanding, #spottinggrandstanders, #insecurepeople, #socialmediaplatforms<span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span><br></div>