Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands, the contradictions between our systems will simply melt away? What kind of a daydream is that?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaking hands does not solve deep systemic contradictions between opposing groups.
- In plain terms
- Friendship gestures don't fix deep political problems.
- What can you take from it?
- Symbolic gestures cannot resolve fundamental ideological conflicts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can gestures change deep systems?
- What actually resolves political conflicts?
Another view
It underestimates the power of symbolic peace-making.
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