Consensus certainly will win regardless of this discussion here.
Sadly I think so. (sadly because I think it'll be a narrow consensus built by somewhat insular bitcoiners)
I just don't think it's in the interests of the bitcoin community to sabotage the work other standards bodies are trying to do.
It may be that it's a tortuous red-tape ridden process to get a unique character allocated.. even if so.. I'd prefer to do without than rape every system with a 'bitcoin trumps all' mentality.
Bitcoin is disruptive enough as is - mainly I hope, in ultimately good ways.