"Now what is your opinion about it? To capitalize, or to not capitalize? I realize it may ultimately be a decision you would want to make on the ground, on a case-by-case basis. But what would the starting point of your decision making be, based on your general understanding of human psychology, historic progress, nature of conflicts etc?"
Ummm...you can build it well, fast, and cheap. Choose any two at the exclusion of the third.
What do you think?