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Old 08-18-2006, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat81
Seriously, though, I think your comments about the practicality of the Dutch proves my point. It's not deciding to live/work/build below sea level in and of itself was isn't a good idea. It's failing to take the practical steps to make living/working/building below sea level viable that isn't a good idea.
But I would argue that we should have waited UNTIL those steps were taken to start building there...and I realize that when it was first inhabited, we probably didn't have enough facts to realize that there is major flooding potential, but as soon as that was discovered, building should have halted and steps taken. But then again, that would be the logical, practical thing to do...not the Capitalistic thing to do.
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