Yesterday in Paris, the Notre Dame Cathedral partially burnt down. Today, already, the crazy sum of £518 million has been donated to rebuilding it.
On social media, the world and his wife lamented the loss of, yes, what was a beautiful building, but by God, how did they bleat? People shared memories of their visits there and one went as far as to ridiculously state: “This is the biggest loss for humanity EVER!”
Whilst nobody thinks this fire to be anything but sad and an awful loss of heritage, that the social media bores have hijacked this matter is nothing but outrageous. On Friday, in Quetta, Pakistan, twenty people were killed in a terrorist attack. Why didn’t these busybodies bang on about that?
Two stories to keep beside you
Social misdemeanour
Matthew Steeples suggests that the death of Brenda Leyland should be a lesson to the media Brenda Leyland, if she was indeed the source of the “online campaign of vitriol” against Gerry and Kate McCann, should not have acted as she did but equally, Sky News should not have outed her so publicly last […]
May there be Grammar
Matthew Steeples suggests Theresa May is entirely right in her decision to reintroduce grammar schools Don’t get me wrong: I loathe and detest Theresa May. She closed our police stations, she closed our fire stations and as Home Secretary she repeatedly failed to deliver justice for victims of historic abuse at the hands of […]
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6 comments
Bulldoze it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send in the fucking wrecking ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is hideous and a symbol of the Catholic church and all those bugger priests abused!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rapists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rebuild immediately………… Or else
Rod.. really?! It is as important a building as St Pauls in London is. As for Pakistan.. What do you expect from a country that is still stuck in medieval times?
One witness said, he’s not sure who started the fire, but he has a Hunch.
Haha! Very funny. Stop giving the people hump.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Thanks Dodge……!!!