Epic Incompetence

After having seen nine churches being vandalized over the last week, without ever figuring out who have been behind that, the French police finally showed how efficient they can be. Within hours of the fire breaking out in Paris's landmark cathedral, the police had clear evidence of it all being due to an accident related to the restoration work being done on it.

However, setting fire to big oak beams is easier said than done. It's not possible to set fire to such structures merely through careless use of matches or cigarettes. It requires a collection of easily combustible material, heaped up close to the ceiling. Only gross negligence by the curators could have resulted in a sustained fire. They must have been a bunch of fumbling idiots.

This in turn begs the question why amateurs were in charge of the restoration work. Who hired these guys and why? If the French police is correct, then something deeply corrupt is going on in French politics. Only corruption of the most grievous kind could have lead to the accidental torching of Europe's most iconic landmark. Somebody very high up needs to explain this and take responsibility.

What makes this all the more urgent and important is that YouTube's fact checking algorithm quickly made the connection between the Paris fire and the attack in New York eighteen years ago. The algorithm made it absolutely clear that the New York attack and the fire in Paris were related, insinuating that the fire in Paris was the handiwork of Saudi nationals.

YouTube officials have since come out, claiming that their fact checking algorithm malfunctioned. But the damage has already been done. Conspiracies will no doubt run wild after this epic blunder by YouTube.

Notre Dame

By Wandrille de Préville - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link