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Originally Posted by chiphile
In my opinion, this is a hail mary on FOPL's part that came after the general assembly granted the land to the museum.
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Here is the core issue with this whole quixotic thing. FotPL is undermining their own mission by putting all their chips on a lost cause and hoping that Lucas gets frustrated. It could cost the city the museum and it makes FotP look like a bunch of self righteous hostage takers in the public eye.
If FotPL were savvy, they would negotiate to drop the suit and support the museum in exchange for a legitimate concession other than relocation. They could push to get the city or Lucas to fund the completion of the reef on northerly island. They could get Lucas or the museum to sponsor movies in the parks for 10 years (George Lucas presents movies in the Parks), thus guaranteeing the public program and taking advantage of the Lucas museums film library. They could drop the lawsuit in exchange for the city immediately holding a design competition for the park that will replace McCormick place east.
There is so much actual opportunity that is being squandered due to FotPLs overblown egos, self-importance, and blind ideology. Any group that holds the city hostage for inflexible, misguided purposes deserves its "demonization" and the city will be better off without them.