Notre Dame Cathedral

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(04-17-2019, 01:25 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Here's the thing.  If a muslim did start the fire intentionally I could absolutely see the French government suppressing the information.  France is already a powder keg and has been dealing with violent protests to varying degrees for months.  The revelation that a muslim set this fire intentionally would be pouring gasoline on a finally somewhat smoldering fire.

All that being said, the mere fact that someone has advanced this theory, which was sadly inevitable, means there is a not insignificant number of people who will believe this is exactly what happened.  The best thing for the French government to do would be to be utterly transparent on this topic once the investigation is concluded.

(04-17-2019, 01:38 PM)GMDino Wrote: And this line of thought is how conspiracy theories gain a foothold and stay out there.  There's just enough "ifs" to make it possible no matter when it starts or what it is about or how likely it really it is.

The day of the fire I saw a number of videos showing Muslims cheering and applauding from rooftops around the Seine. But friends tell me the fire was set by a Dutch guy named Marinus Van der Lubbe.  So who can be sure?

A lot of friends died in that fire, so I feel like I have a stake in any theories about what really happened.