re: #291 reine.de.tout

Here’s the thing:

You say you haven’t made up your mind on the efficacy of this community center.

But in the first place, unless you have money invested in this project, the efficacy of it is something you need not be concerned about in any way.

In the second place, all of your questions are coming across as if you HAVE made a decision whether or not this project should be opposed, and the types of questions you’re asking are those asked by people who are opposed to it.
So I sort of think you’ve made up your mind, even though you say otherwise.
Now, as to this:

That’s a very large sum of money to me, and maybe to you. It is not a large sum of money to spend in NYC on a project such as this one. So it doesn’t appear that an “extraordinary” amount of money is being spent here, rather, what’s being spent is what one might expect to have to spend in NYC on this sort of project.

And as to whether it’s better to spend it here or there or wherever - when the Catholic Church builds a church and a school, do you ask the Church to justify spending it here instead of there? If not, why are you asking this question about this project?

No, I have not made up my mind. And no one has answered my questions. Let’s say the people putting their money towards this Islamic community center want this to e a symbol of some sort, that would affect my opinion. If those putting money towards it see it as an ordinary building that agents my opinion too.