Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Machiavelli and The Mayflower

Deleted Am puzzled as to why this topic has been deleted. Would have thought that it would be of considerable interest to those working - even more so if about to work - across national boundaries UK mainland Europe or within the EU. I suggest it may also be useful within national boundaries where certain cross-cultural issues apply. Let's see the thesis distinguished or refined upon by all means, take issue with some of the reasoning from the historical background, develop still more sophisticated models but don't stifle the debate. It could still provide useful tools.82.26.28.67 (talk) 14:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Very surprised at the decision to delete this topic which seems too much a triumph of form over content to be left unquestioned. The differing religious and political values illustrated in Machiavelli and the Mayflower, which have been the cause of so much bloodshed over, at least, the last 500 years, remain today a source of much international misunderstanding and still damage international relations both for the ordinary expatriate and at the highest levels. Having experienced at first hand the avoidable misunderstandings and bad decisions that arise because of ignorance of a European counterparty's cultural background, I viewed this attempt to challenge our preconceptions of our mastery of these issues, and to provide insights and meaningful explanations, as a much needed tool in a fairly empty toolbox.Scots shaw (talk) 20:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)