Why does your comment smell like you're trying to explain away what really happened with your own theory? And so at the same time excuse away the reason present

Why does your comment smell like you're trying to explain away what really happened with your own theory? And so at the same time excuse away the reason presented on the article? And with a bit of victim-blaming as well? In those days a small deviation to not bulldoze the main square would've been very easy and reasonable (with plenty of land), a huge deviation like described, a huge waste of resources.