In a recent article, Spanish writer Pilar Rahola denounced what she described as the double standards of prominent cultural and political figures—individuals who speak loudly in the name of justice in some cases, and remain silent in others (see Carta a Javier Bardem).

Her tone is polemical, but her intuition points to a real phenomenon. She argues that many public figures engage selectively, showing indignation in certain cases—particularly involving Israel—while remaining silent in others. (infobae)

The problem, however, runs deeper than hypocrisy.

We are witnessing the rise of a public culture in which visibility has replaced responsibility as the organizing principle of moral expression.

Public figures in the arts and politics occupy positions of amplified visibility. Their statements circulate widely, acquire moral weight, and are often received as expressions of ethical authority.

But visibility does not produce judgment.

It produces exposure—and exposure is not the same as accountability.

Today, public speech responds to what is visible, what is circulating, what can be........

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