There is nothing inherently wrong with symbolism. It is only symbolism that masquerades inaction that is unethical and destructive.

There is nothing inherently wrong with symbolism. It is only symbolism that masquerades inaction that is unethical and destructive.
A friend of mine recently observed that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s strategy to deter a Chinese seizure of the disputed Senkaku Islands makes no sense.