@didact; I will take Putin's sentiment on Chechnyian muslims seriously when he gets rid of that mosque that is the size of the Taj Mahal in Moscow. Until that is gone, it is just more empty words from another politician.

One minor disagreement. The corporate HQs of the legacy media should be turned into bastions of capitalism like I dunno Chick A fil, or a plaza, or a mixed development i.e. a park with housing. And so on. At least the land will serve capitalist ends like making money because these serve a need/want.

I dislike vacant lots in cities as I regard that as wasteful (no profit) as well as immoral (the empty space isn't fulfilling a need in a city that's terribly expensive)

xavier