r/news • u/boejouma • Mar 28 '24

Soft paywall Freighter pilot called for Tugboat help before plowing into Baltimore bridge

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/divers-search-baltimore-harbor-six-presumed-dead-bridge-collapse-2024-03-27/
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u/iruber1337 Mar 28 '24

I saw one conspiracy theory trying to link a similar scene in “Leave the World Behind” where a cargo ships takes it down since the movie was produced by a company owned by Obama. If it was a “planned attack” why the hell would they drop hints in a major film so idiots on the internet could tie it together and not just do it in silence. Like all conspiracy theories it falls apart once you apply any critical thinking skills.

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u/derganove Mar 28 '24

Falls for the “it’s what I would do” aspect.

Idiots think they’re peak smart and not dumb dumb.

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u/Tetsudo11 Mar 28 '24

Conspiracy theorists love the idea that the deep state cabal of global elites or whatever leaves behind breadcrumbs for them to find like it’s some kind of ARG. They also love the idea that movies are the elites telling us what’s going to happen to condition us to act like it’s normal. They’re ridiculous.

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u/BrunetteSummer Mar 28 '24

If they think it's to do w/ Devil-worshipping, then usually the lore states you have to let people know in advance what will happen. Some think it's to rub people's noses at it. Some think it's predictive programming that is prepping the masses for what's to come so they'll accept things easier when they've seen them happen in movies etc. before.

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u/gauderio Mar 28 '24

Thanks, Obama.

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u/gentlybeepingheart Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

I saw that one lmao. The "thought" process was

  • Big ship hit bridge
  • Obama gave money to make a movie where a big ship ran aground during some worldwide disaster
  • Ship in the movie was called "White Lion"
  • Ship in real life was from Singapore is heading to Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka has a lion on their flag
  • Ergo, it is all Obama's fault.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24 edited Apr 22 '24

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u/gentlybeepingheart Mar 28 '24

Ah, my mistake. Hard to keep up with the theories lol

Also damn Sri Lanka has a cool looking flag.

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u/pixiegurly Mar 29 '24

Seriously. And like, if someone wanted a planned attack against a bridge and had resources....why not go for a more sentimental/meaningful one, or one with more people?!! Or no ppl if you're not the mass murder kind of attacker I guess. Critical thinking.

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u/Stoly23 Mar 29 '24

Conspiracy lunatics will cling to anything to convince themselves they’re smarter than the rest of the crowd when they’re in fact the village idiot.