Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland
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Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland
Why? Trying to keep Sicily poor?
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Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the specter of mafia interference.
Apparently the bridge thing is something the Italian right keeps calling for despite every expert worth their salt agreeing it's a terrible idea.
Hey the US isn’t so different after all.
Mafia interference? In Italy? I thought they defeated them and corruption as well?
Sicily is kinda it's own thing, and basically where most of the Italian Mafia is from.
Is that sarcasm? I hope its sarcasm. It's all mafia
Lol, don't look too closely at 'olive' oil exports.
This is the real kicker, at least for me. Unless these folks vote unanimously to take a GENEROUS buyout, the plan should be dead. Fuck eminent domain.
Eminent domain is necessary for many projects. It should be restricted, but as a concept it is not inherently bad. Especially in building more trains it should be used
If the house was purchased before 2023, theoretically they get market value +15%
But still it's a waste as we all know from the beginning that the project will never ever be completed, it's from the 80s that's "will start soon"
When I saw this story last week, I had the same thought process. Like, why wouldn't they? It's such a short gap and could be huge for normal people.
Then I read why.