Don’t Just Appear to Do Something

Or, why there’s no virtue is virtue-signalling

 
Why are some people pretentious despite good intentions?

In February, when Russia attacked Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the US government but turned down the offer. Zelensky (supposedly) said in response: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”

It’s been one of the most-cited lines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — a defiant president refusing a US offer to move to a more secure location away from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Some newspapers have challenged the authenticity of the quote. But whether Zelensky said it or not isn’t important. What’s important is that he didn’t flee. He stayed with his people and fought; is still fighting.

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