More than 1,000 Dutch residents plan to throw rotten eggs at Jeff Bezos' superyacht

[Swede]

More than 1,000 Dutch residents plan to throw rotten eggs at Jeff Bezos' superyacht if it ends up forcing a historic bridge be dismantled for it to pass through

https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-superyacht-dutch-residents-throw-rotten-eggs-bridge-dismantling-2022-2?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=sf-bi-main&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2ynZfOynpouE8OB3gQTXJeai0lJEijy-RGgojGeUO63wa33dJ9cmi7JwY

[Pantagruel]

1. Where do they get the rotten eggs?

Just curious.

[Maraya1969]

5. I was thinking they would buy them now and leave them next to a heater.

[Lettuce Be]

12. That was my 1st thought. Honey, get me those rotten eggs we've been saving!

[Shermann]

25. Whole Foods nt

[Traildogbob]

35. 😂😂😂😂

[Demovictory9]

85. lol... pricey organic free range eggs

[uncle ray]

70. i think you can get them on Amazon.

[Quixote1818]

2. Can't they get a manure dump truck? nt

[wnylib]

26. It would pollute the water.

[PortTack]

3. Good gawd...bezos. What a terrible thing

[Sogo]

4. They plan to get arrested for vandalism?

I think that's what would happen....Eggs on paint = paint ruined....

[Maraya1969]

7. I think it is "Good Trouble" Plenty of people get arrested for protesting.

[global1]

13. It's Just 'Legitimate Political Discourse'......nt

[AZLD4Candidate]

31. Throwing eggs at an entitled, narcissistic, megalomaniacal billionaire seems okay in my book

when a government gets on its hands and knees to grovel and bend to his inane demands.

I hope more show up when his vanity "pleasure" boat shows up. Make it 10,000 people.

[Traildogbob]

37. 😂😂😂😂

[calimary]

46. Well, thereya go!

[lame54]

54. And a public service

[mopinko]

9. not if you dont let it dry.

[Marthe48]

6. Is the bridge going to be reassembled?

Have any other giant boats been built in that place by the company making this boat? In other words, has that bridge been disassembled other times? Just curious.

I saw that Prime membership is going up again this year. Not crazy about paying so jeff can buy a boat, or even to wipe rotten eggs off it. Prime to be just like my cable company. Costs just keeps going up, with no corresponding change in service.

[piddyprints]

10. To be fair,

there is a change in service. It's worse than it has ever been. Prime shipping means nothing. You don't necessarily get it in 2 days. The new rule is that it will arrive 2 days after it is shipped, which could be anytime at all. If it's not there on time? Too bad.

Just a few years ago, if something didn't arrive in 2 days, they'd extend a free month onto the Prime membership or put $5-10 in your account. Now you're just out of luck and paying more for the insult. Customer service is harder to reach, etc., etc.

Oh, and now there are very much fewer things to watch without subscribing to a "trial membership" of something. If you do find something, you get to watch some commercials before your movie starts. So, yeah, the service has changed.


I still can't believe they'd do that to the bridge. Should disassemble the yacht.

[Marthe48]

21. I only use Prime to ship

occasionally watch something, if I have company. I got rid of cable tv almost 3 years ago, and as far as I'm concerned, any of the services for sale are showing reruns that were reruns when I had cable.

I noticed the shipping is all over the place. I get a message it'll be delivered on a day, and it is usually here early. I have gotten a couple orders cancelled. Some of the customer service is bad now, too. I'll keep using it until it is safe to go back to stores.

Thanks for detailing the changes you've seen.

[piddyprints]

24. Same here, mostly.

We have no TV at all and watch reruns on Netflix and Hulu for the most part. But sometimes we venture into Prime and it's surprising how bad it has become.

There aren't many choices around here, even without Covid. So we have to do a lot of mail order. Lately, I've been shopping from Etsy stores and have found some great items and bargains. I don't mind supporting them. I'm trying hard to find alternatives to Amazon.

I think we're all seeing the same things.

[C Moon]

30. Amazon Prime video is garbage. You have to sign up for different tiers to watch ANYTHING.

It was one of the best when it first started. He is a selfish bastard.

[wnylib]

29. Just think about what it takes to

get something delivered in 2 days, and why some Amazon warehouses are trying to unionize.

[Fla Dem]

63. I just ordered a whole bunch of essentials, mostly toiletries, vitamins etc.

Almost all will be arriving tomorrow, Sunday and the rest on Monday.

I will agree, there are some things I order that may take up to 5 days, but usually 1-3 days,

Some advantage to living within 60 miles of a regional warehouse/distribution center.

[dwayneb]

23. Plan is to reassemble the bridge, it had been disassembled recently

The company building the boat is paying for the disassembly / reassembly. So ultimately Bezos is paying for that. The bridge had been disassembled recently for restoration.

Still it's a slap in the face and illustrates what a jackass Bezos is.

[48656c6c6f20]

8. Rabid hate and piling on of Bezos

Is a great American export.

[Tommymac]

32. Can't think of anyone else who deserves it more. WooHoo PILE ON PEOPLE!!!!!!

[Marthe48]

64. I don't know him

so I don't like him or hate him. I don't like the policies. I think when you are the 3rd richest person in the world, ($165.5 billion), maybe you have enough and should put tthe brakes on. It is a reflection on character of the rich that if they want a bridge moved, they can have a bridge moved.

But I think that the oligarches are playing chess with us. They want to be the richest and take home all the marbles, and collecting even more from the other 99% is like getting a free roll of the dice.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

11. Wish I could be there

That yacht needs a crane with a huge bucket on it filled to the brim with black water dropped on it. It would ruin the yacht.
And my ass will be laughed right off.

The Dutch people should bar him from thier country and its waters.forever.
Bezos should not be allowed to exist. The world cant afford a self
entitled pig like him.

Fuck that piece of shit bezos.

[BlackSkimmer]

17. Should not be allowed to exist?

Allrighty then.

What’s your choice? Guillotine? Firing squad?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

39. Not be allowed to get so rich

He can demand another country destroy a historical landmark for his fucking yacht.

I didnt mean kill him
I meant it as Bernie's We can't afford billionairs they shouldn't exist,as a class.

[BlackSkimmer]

43. No one is "destroying" anything.

Maybe read the link?

[Wingus Dingus]

14. Setting aside the ridiculous size of the yacht for a moment,

wouldn't it be easier to figure out a way to telescope, disassemble, or somehow lower the masts to get under the bridge (an engineering/builder/Bezos problem) rather than taking apart the bridge (an entire city's problem)? Or is that just impossible? I don't really know how masts are constructed. On edit--anyway, his arrogance in making Rotterdam accommodate his whims will earn him the stinky eggs.

[DBoon]

79. That would be telling the wealthies man in the world what to do

Do you think any national government could do something like that?

Who do you think is really in charge here?

Who is the master and who is the servant?

[Takket]

15. Good.

Even if he's paying for it expecting people to dismantle a part of their heritage for a billionaire can get his yacht under it is just symbolic of this oligarchic world that we are all just forced to put up with. Take a stand. Make them lower the masts and leave the bridge alone.

[snowybirdie]

16. Now I know

why their raising the price of Prime service by $20 A year.

[dchill]

44. They'll raise it again to cover the egg cleanup.

[raccoon]

18. Way to go, y'all Dutch citizens! Nt

[EX500rider]

19. The shipyard is responsible for knowing how big a boat they can build, not the customer imo

[A HERETIC I AM]

27. Exactly

I said as much on a thread yesterday;

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16315545

[dchill]

45. I'm thinking this was the plan all along.

[gulliver]

20. Sounds like petty vandalism or a shakedown

The article says, "After the bridge was renovated in 2017, the city vowed it wouldn't be taken apart again..."

The word "again" makes it sound like it was taken apart before for some reason. And Bezos is buying a $500M yacht from the Dutch, so I'm thinking quite a few of them like him. These egg throwing "residents" might be just a bunch of envious yahoos who resent Bezos for his wealth.

[wnylib]

33. Does Amazon have a warehouse in the

Netherlands? If so, they might be employees who resent their own working conditions and low pay. Or Dutch citizens who sympathize with American workers.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

40. Or maybe they appreciate Dutch history?

And don't want a billionaire to tear down part of thier history?

[BlackSkimmer]

74. He's not tearing it down. Good lord.

The whole thing is bullshit, I agree, but stop saying something is happening that isn’t.

Read the link.

[Kid Berwyn]

22. That's not nice.

While I don’t care for his personal life or his business practices, the guy just dropped half a billion in Dutch wallets to build his boat. He’s paying to dismantle and rebuild the bridge. And his boat will gainfully employ hundreds around the world over the next few years.

Wish I had the money…

[wcollar]

28. "Rising tide raises all boats"

Old and tired argument.

[wnylib]

36. New version: Rising boats tear down bridges.

[Kid Berwyn]

68. Had President Kennedy served two terms...

…ours would be a much better world today. For instance, his thinking on economic inequality:

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
-- Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy, Friday, January 20, 1961



So, in the short time he had, President Kennedy did what he could to balance the interests of concentrated wealth with the interests of the average American -- necessary for the good of the country.

Professor Donald Gibson detailed the issues in his 1994 book, Battling Wall Street: The Kennedy Presidency.

From the book:

"What (J.F.K. tried) to do with everything from global investment patterns to tax breaks for individuals was to re-shape laws and policies so that the power of property and the search for profit would not end up destroying rather than creating economic prosperity for the country."

-- Donald Gibson, Battling Wall Street. The Kennedy Presidency

More on the book, by two great Americans:

"Gibson captures what I believe to be the most essential and enduring aspect of the Kennedy presidency. He not only sets the historical record straight, but his work speaks volumes against today's burgeoning cynicism and in support of the vision, ideal, and practical reality embodied in the presidency of John F. Kennedy - that every one of us can make a difference." -- Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez, Chair, House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs

"Professor Gibson has written a unique and important book. It is undoubtedly the most complete and profound analysis of the economic policies of President Kennedy. From here on in, anyone who states that Kennedy was timid or status quo or traditional in that field will immediately reveal himself ignorant of Battling Wall Street. It is that convincing." -- James DiEugenio, author, Destiny Betrayed. JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Based on my experience, I think it’d be more a world where everyone gets a chance to be wealthy.

[calimary]

57. And he SHOULD BE paying to dismantle and rebuild the bridge.

Just call it the extra “ego fee.”

[brooklynite]

66. He already said he would. Part of the arrangement.

[tenderfoot]

69. He had to raise the price of Amazon Prime to cover the costs - now quit complaining.

You wish you had the money? Then come out of a wealthier vagina in your next life. Then you can get a $350,000 loan to help pull up your bootstraps.

[Kid Berwyn]

71. Guy can't be all bad then.

As for getting rich, better odds hijacking Bezos’ starship than winning the lottery. In life, I value each person as if they are an infinite treasure. Many millions, of course, let me down.

If I was a billionaire-wishing-I-was-a-trillionaire rich, I’d redesign the planet’s economy to put robots in charge of doing the work and people in charge of pursuing their passions, justice and democracy. That’d be the least I would do.

[brooklynite]

93. How can you complain that Bezos has billions in the bank...

…and then complain that he DOESN’T have billions and has to raise the price of AP?

Nb: if you read the threads about Prime, most folks here seem perfectly happ to pay the additional.

[Xipe Totec]

34. The yolk's on you, Jeff. nt

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

56. Bezos is getting a Dutch treat.

Or is it a Dutch treatment?

This might set ol' Jeff off so much he may go into orbit without a rocket.

[twodogsbarking]

38. Eggcellent. Ostrich eggs weigh about 1.3 kg or 3 lbs.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

41. Launch those ostrich eggs

With a trebuche 😂

[screamcheese]

42. I'm done

Just canceled my Prime membership

[FirefighterJo]

47. Only a thousand?

The Dutch are really getting soft 😁

[Turbineguy]

48. It would probably be cheaper

to send the hull through the channel and then step the masts later.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

51. I'm sure that was researched.

There must be a good financial case for disassembling and reassembling a bridge. It's hard to believe that's cheaper than your suggestion, but it must be so.

If it was my yacht, they might need to widen the channel. It would have to be big enough for two oars.

[Warpy]

60. That was my thought, also

although "stepping up" doesn't quite cover it, they'd need a crane. My guess is that the bridge dismantle will be so expensive, even if they do get a permit that the boat builder will have to remove the mast(s) to get it out of the harbor.

The builder really should have considered this stuff before the thing got off the drawing board.

Still, it's kind of neat that Bezos's superyacht isn't the standard, diesel driven floating hotel. It's a schooner and will most likely do most of its traveling under sail.

[EX500rider]

65. Is it a height issue though or a width issue? nt

[Nululu]

49. Dismantle the yacht.

[Solomon]

84. Lower the water.

[Aviation Pro]

50. How about tow the hull

And lay the masts on barges and sail to a port for final assembly. Airbus did something similar with the A380.

[Evolve Dammit]

52. Good. Us rabble need to be clear. They are not Gods. They are rich fucks who think they own it all.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

53. This will be fun to watch

[lastlib]

55. Do they need more eggs?

Asking for a friend........

[highplainsdem]

58. Article on this (in English) from a Dutch news site:

https://nltimes.nl/2022/02/05/organizer-planning-egg-bezos-yacht-rotterdammers-proud-city

[FirefighterJo]

59. Only a thousand?

The Dutch are really getting soft 😁

[Totally Tunsie]

61. I "get" the consternation of the Dutch citizens over dismantling

their beloved bridge, BUT there's also a whole lotta' ($500M) American dollars being poured into their economy by Bezos. How many Dutch families are being supported by the wages earned building that yacht? There are yacht builders around the world. Bezos could have chosen any other nation to enrich with his purchase. There should be some gratitude for that.

I'll bet none of the Oceanco employees will be chucking those eggs.

[Hav]

86. Agreed

A lot of Dutch earned some good money building it and are probably proud of their work.
Further, the 21% sales tax generated a considerable amount to be used for the public's interest, like maintaining bridges, for example.

[TexasBushwhacker]

62. At 417 ft long, it will be hard to miss

1.4 football fields long. Jeebus!

[brooklynite]

67. So, okay to be irresponsible, if the target is someone we don't like?

[neverforget]

81. Dismantling public infrastructure to fit your oversized ego

under a bridge seems like a thing to be upset about. The commoners will just have to suffer while the bridge is out of order and the billionaires gigantic ass boat goes by.

[brooklynite]

82. Nobody will suffer; the bridge isn't in use anymore.

Which you'd know if you researched the story rather than leaped to "of course we hate Jeff Bezos".

Its a historic relic that was rebuilt after WW2 and will be reassembled after the boat passes through.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/konigshaven+bridge/@51.9124434,4.4976892,674m/data=!3m1!1e3

[neverforget]

83. I know all that but this is a sign of sickness. It's disgusting that a guy has so much money that

he can have a bridge disassembled to fit a fucking yacht under it. Must be nice to have so much fucking money that you can buy a local government and think nothing of it just like he buys other politicians so he can pay as little taxes as he can. You might not think so, but with the wealth inequality in the US and throughout the world, this just pisses people off. His priority is his yacht and getting it out to sea. He doesn't give a shit about anyone else.

This says so much about our priorities. If you have the money, you can do whatever you want. If you don't, suck it up and you can pull your boot straps up and be just like Bezos.

[Thtwudbeme]

88. "irresponsible?" It's a protest. Frankly, it's a protest in a different country.

I very much doubt the people there care one whit about your opinion of their protest.

[brooklynite]

89. Just as I doubt the Dutch Police will care what people here think...

...when they're arresting the folks who participate in the protest.

[Thtwudbeme]

91. You and I have been on du

A very long time.

It seems like you used to support protests. Now it seems all of your posts might as well be titled Get off my Lawn.

How disappointing. Maybe some Geritol would help?

[brooklynite]

92. I've never supported illegal activity incorporating violence.

And if you know how long I’ve been here, you know I don’t resort to personal insults.

[Dial H For Hero]

72. Childish.

[Lancero]

73. One thing of note, the bridge hasn't been used for almost 30 years now.

It was originally part of of a rail line that was shut down back in 1993. The bridge itself was never converted from a rail-bridge, it's just been standing as a freely rusting monument.

The bridge was also supposed to be scrapped then, because the local government wasn't exactly keen on wasting money to maintain a bridge that would no longer be used. But, due to public outrage, they decided to designate it as a monument.

Honestly? If they can wring a few years worth funding to cover the bridge to nowheres maintenance costs out of Bezos, that'd be great for Rotterdam.

Edit - Now that I think about it, I suspect one of the big fears that people are having about Bezos wanting the bridge temporarily disassembled is that their local government might decide to not actually put the bridge back together again.

[Emile]

87. What an ugly monument, an old rusty bridge.

Back in 72 my navy ship I was on docked in Rotterdam, but I don't remember seeing this bridge.

[Jacque_Joseph]

75. Rightfully scorn. Amazon and other multi-billion dollar corporation are destroying the planet.

[Emile]

90. With beautiful green sailing yachts?

[D_Master81]

76. Imagine

Imagine the FU type of money it takes to have to dismantle a historic bridge so you can get your yacht out to sea. And then to have the stones to actually do it.

[Blue Owl]

77. A big floating turd of excess

[essaynnc]

78. I'm sure he could hire a couple of helicopters to lift it out...nt

[sarcasmo]

80. Throwing eggs at the Egghead, genius.