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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
It may be his life, but its public land. Yes, my life is my life...Im also not petitioning to erect a structure on public land. If you want support for putting a building on land owned by the public, then you will actually have to emerge from the shadows and engage THE PUBLIC. What does USC and the MLK Memorial have to do with Chicago's lakefront? If you dont think people's perception of your intentions matter when it comes to a proposal like this, then again, I think its obvious why everyone thought it was simply a Star Wars gift shop.
If he wanted to keep "his life his life", then the solution is simple: acquire private land like everyone else and suddenly their opinions cease to matter
You still have this attitude that simply because he is rich he gets to do whatever he wants, no questions asked. That works in some aspects of life but not all, fortunately.
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I brought up other philanthropic endeavors to show that the guy isn't as full of himself as you really think, and he has given away millions, again, to two organizations in Chicago already and has vowed to give more in Chicago in the coming years.
No, I don't have that attitude, and never have. Funny, because on numerous occasions on this forum I have very clearly stated that if any person or organization would have tried to put something there other than a cultural institution, I'd be severely against it. Anybody who actually knows me as a person, other than on a message board, would know that what you said is a complete crock of shit and I have never favored rich people getting whatever they want simply because they're rich. To me, it doesn't matter who you are - and it shouldn't matter to anybody else either. I could care less if they're wealthy - I have wealthy people in my family and I deal with wealthy people at work everyday. I could hardly give a shit how much money someone has or doesn't have. That's not what makes a person. What should matter in this circumstance is what they're proposing to bring/develop. Please, stop trying to act like you know what I stand for - it's very clear you don't, and I've stated numerous times on here that I'm against developing the lakefront unless it's a cultural institution here and there.