But America and its allies believe that displaying solidarity against the North is crucial.
As foreign minister, de Hoop Scheffer supported the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 without contributing Dutch troops, a move that displayed solidarity with the United States but did not alienate France and Germany.
They were members of the Diyala Province branch of the Jerusalem Army, formed two years ago as part of a nationwide force of mostly Baath Party cadres meant to display solidarity with the Palestinians.
It was like great charity spectacles which are not really about children with cancer or flood victims, but about making us, the public, aware that we are doing something great, displaying solidarity.
They have spent 27 years displaying solidarity with those affected by the Hillsborough disaster and, in the week a jury ruled the 96 victims were unlawfully killed, Everton again paid their respects.
On a night when football was of secondary importance Wayne Rooney, the England captain and Martial's club team-mate, said the occasion and performance of both teams will help display solidarity and unity to the world.
I'd like to pay tribute to the women and men, both military and civilian, who even now are displaying solidarity and courage in keeping our fellow human beings alive.
The extent to which the IOC is able to hold that line, the response of Russian police and security forces to any protests from campaign groups and the IOC's response to athletes that speak out on the matter or display solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by wearing rainbow colours will determine whether it becomes an issue that ignites during the Games themselves.
A culture in which safety is a core value will score high on one, two or all of the three levels, that is, on the levels of cognition (e.g. adequate risk perception), expression (safe conduct will be admired, drivers will display solidarity to one another) and morality (endangering others is morally condemned and sanctioned).
"I think it's encouraging to see people with varying viewpoints display solidarity toward common goals".
