Georgia Monument damaged – A predawn bombing in rural Georgia destroyed one of the monument’s four granite panels, which conservative Christians called satanically and others called “America’s Stonehenge.”
A Georgia Bureau of Investigation report describes the damage to the Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton and the subsequent removal “for safety reasons.” The picture published by the investigators shows rubble left behind.
One Georgia Monument panel was blown to rubble by an explosion captured on surveillance footage shortly after 4 a.m. A silver sedan was also seen leaving the monument shortly after the blast.
Chris Kubas, Elbert Granite Association Executive Vice President, said the site has been monitored by video cameras connected to the county’s emergency dispatch center since the prior vandalism.
An unknown person or group commissioned the enigmatic roadside attraction in 1980 using local granite under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.
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Georgia Monument damaged by a pre-dawn blast
Since the identity and intent of those who commissioned the Guidestones are unknown, they have acquired a sense of mystery,” said Katie McCarthy, an Anti-Defamation League researcher who investigates conspiracy theories. Therefore, the Guidestones have fuelled a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories over the years.”
16-foot-high (5-meter-high) panels bore a ten-part message in eight different languages urging people to live in an “age of reason.” One part urged limiting the world’s population to 500 million people or less, while another called for “guiding reproduction wisely” to improve fitness and diversity in society.
In addition to serving as a sundial and calendar, it also served as a sundial. Far-right conspiracy theorists targeted the panels because of their mention of eugenics, population control, and global government.
Thousands of tourists visit the monument every year due to its notoriety, Kubas said, which began to rise with the rise of the internet.
Kandiss Taylor, the third-place Republican candidate for Georgia’s gubernatorial race, pledged to demolish the Guidestones during the May 24 primary. A segment about the Guidestones and Taylor was featured by comedian John Oliver in late May. In the past, right-wing personalities like Alex Jones discussed them, but Taylor brought them back on the public’s radar.
Taylor wrote Wednesday on social media that God is all-powerful and can do whatever He wants to. As well as striking down Satanic Guidestones.”
McCarthy said that in 2008 and 2014, spray painting was done to the monument. According to her, how conspiracy theories impact real-life events is another example.
According to McCarthy, conspiracy theories can lead people to take action in furtherance of these beliefs. “QAnon and many other conspiracy theories demonstrate this,” he said. In order to combat these false beliefs, they may choose to target individuals and institutions.
In the wake of an apocalypse, Kubas and many others interpreted the stones as guidelines for rebuilding society.
Kubas said the interpretation is up to you.
There are about seven miles (11 kilometers) between Elberton and Atlanta, near the state line with South Carolina. About 2,000 people work in granite quarrying in the area, Kubas said.
