• Aa!@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What exactly are they arguing over? I probably shouldn’t ask, but I’ve been fortunate enough to not encounter any of this controversy on my social media

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      3 months ago

      A cargo ship lost power and couldn’t steer, ended up crashing into a bridge and took it down. Drivers were stopped from crossing in time, but there was a construction crew on the bridge who fell with it. Several reported dead.

      Now Facebook warriors are arguing that it’s some sort of conspiracy.

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        3 months ago

        I still don’t get the point of the OP.

        Aren’t Conspiracy Theorists experts in theories of conspiracy?!

        /s

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      3 months ago

      My buddy brought the bridge up last week and I just said yeah the ship crashed into it, so what, what conspiracy theory is there?

      And says oh no conspiracy theory… and then somehow started talking about racism.

      So, I’m still clueless on the whole thing.

      • spookex@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Idk, wasn’t it reported that it was Indians piloting the ship? Probably something to do with that

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          3 months ago

          Some of the talking points I’ve seen it’s somehow because they hired minorities and illegal immigrants to build the bridge, somehow making it weaker

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      3 months ago

      I think people are saying that the bridge shouldn’t have collapsed like that just from being hit by a barge and that there was some kind of structural defect in the bridge. The fact that investigators went straight to’ “maintenance was just done to the ship” is sus.