Saying something important is simply not the same as doing something important.
The West has gotten into a terrible habit of mistaking words for deeds — and press conferences for reality.
Part of this comes from the rise of the academic world, in which people who have achieved nothing have enormous power over institutions – and confuse faculty lounge debates with the real world.
Another part of this problem comes from the mass media’s ability to instantly project an event to you — wherever you are.


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