Too late to talk about the elephant in the room?

Ignored too long, elephants in the room can die. 

To understand this challenge to rational discourse better, see 

George Lakoff's books re "Don't Think of an Elephant"  

Also see:  "Elephant tusks sold legally for first time in a decade"    

By Sebastien Berger Southern Africa Correspondent, 5:35PM GMT 28 Oct 2008, The Telegraph 

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