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Should the Construction of *that* Mosque Be Allowed to Proceed?

Yes. It's a property rights/free speech issue first and foremost.

48%

No. This is war, and self-preservation trumps the enemy's self-forfeited "property rights."

41%

No. It's a sensitivity issue.

Undecided. There are powerful arguments on both sides.

Total votes: 29

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Submitted by Elijah on Sun, 2008-06-01 05:46

"...Freedom just around the corner for you, but with truth so far off what good will it do?..."

Bob Dylan, Jokerman.

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Elitism, forever!

Submitted by Marcus on Sun, 2008-06-01 18:37.

In this respect you might be interested in this article about someone called, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, although he claims he is "aristocratic" not elitist!

From The Sunday Times

June 1, 2008

"When this man said the world’s economy was heading for disaster, he was scorned. Now traders, economists, even Nasa, are clamouring to hear him speak...

He believes in aristocratic – though not, he insists, elitist – values: elegance of manner and mind, grace under pressure, which is why you must shave before being executed. He believes in the Mediterranean way of talking and listening. One piece of advice he gives everybody is: go to lots of parties and listen, you might learn something by exposing yourself to black swans.

I ask him what he thinks are the primary human virtues, and eventually he comes up with magnanimity – punish your enemies but don’t bear grudges; compassion – fairness always trumps efficiency; courage – very few people have this; and tenacity – tinker until it works for you."

http://business.timesonline.co...