Virtue-signaling: Cheap for Katy Perry, deadly for the rest of us

In the wake of the Manchester bombing, it seemed that those in the West might be willing to take the threat of Islamic extremism seriously. And then Katy Perry opened her mouth. On “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” the pop diva said, “Whatever we say behind people’s backs, the Internet can be a little bit ruthless as far as fan bases go but I think that the greatest thing we can do is just unite and love on each other.” She added, “No barriers, no borders, we all just need to co-exist.” My first thought on hearing that was, “Gee that’s great, Ms. Perry! But why lecture people in England? Tell it to the people behind the bombing. In fact, why don’t you deliver that message to ISIS personally? I’m sure they’ll be happy to ‘co-exist’ with you!”