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Whom do you side with between the Imam and Mr. Wilkinson?

Do you side with the Imam and believe that Zenith should remove Wilkinson, Jr. from employment and stop their business dealings with the Israelis?

Or do you side with Mr. Wilkinson and believe that the destruction of their building is a punishment against Wilkinson Jr.'s remarks and that the notion of stopping their business dealings with the Israelis is unreasonable?

I am siding with Mr. Wilkinson. But I believe he should remove and fire his son after his mistake. But I think Mr. Wilkinson has some sort of thought about that so he decided not to fire his son.

I don’t think that I can take sides. I do agree that firing Junior and stopping business with the Israelis will not stop the terrorism, but anything to do with children is difficult for a variety of reasons. I guess I can take sides and I did. There is really nothing positive to say on behalf of the Imam. Everyone makes mistakes.

Conducting business with family is difficult, especially when that family makes a mistake. I do think that Mr. Wilkinson should have fired Junior as a show of good faith and a way to make reparations.

Business and family are a bit difficult to handle together and should be separate things. Of course, everyone makes mistakes but still, Mr. Wilkinson should've fired Junior.

I have to admit, I agree with Mr. Wilkinson on this one. He definitely wasn't obligated to fire his son. His son made a mistake at a younger age, owned up to it and apologized. I don't see any reason to fire him.

It's difficult to handle business and family at the same time, and they should be addressed separately. Mr. Wilkinson is fair, and I agree with him. After all, family is what it is.

I am on the side of Mr. Wilkinson because everyone makes a mistake, but stopping business with the Israelis or fire the junior will not solve anything.

I feel that firing his son would be too hard a punishment and therefor side with Mr. Wilkinson. His son did make a public apology for what he said. It would not solve the problem by firing his son, and would look very bad to give into random demands.

I am siding with Mr Wilkinson. His son made a mistake, owned up to it and apologised. He commented out of ignorance. I am sure he wouldn't have made that comment if he knew the problems it would have caused.

I think that someone should be fired even if they were the son of the person, they shouldnt be given special treatment. But with that being said i do think he was a little extreme for firing him.

Junior, obviously, is an idiot. His remarks, even though not as incendiary as they could be, were enough to set off a political firestorm. Wilkinson Senior has every right to keep him on the payroll, even though the image may not have been the best for the company or the country since it bankrolled Zenith. However, there were other options Senior could have taken other than removing his son. He could have demoted him but kept him on the payroll. He could have set up a structure in which Junior would not have any opportunity to succeed his father as CEO. He could have set up his son in a different company, which would guarantee an income but not on Zenith's payroll. Nevertheless, the author chose to keep things as they were to better drive the narrative and keep the political unrest bubbling from start to finish.

Mr. Wilkinson's reason to fire his son will not eventually lead to the cease of terrorism. He may have a reason to do so, but firing Junior? I don't think so.

I think the decision not to fire his son is less righteous and more emotion-based. Yes, his son screwed up and should be fired. But what father wants to be put in that position where he has to fire his son? However, at some point in time, you have to let them swim on their own. Eventually, Mr. Wilkinson will realize that his son must learn to survive without his protection.

Business is not easy, and people do make mistakes, but family is family. I can't take sides and say which side is right, but sometimes punishment is the right way. Within normal limits, of course.