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North Carolina GOP headquarters firebombed | Investigation underway
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Do you think that someone came from across the state to firebomb it? That's pretty unlikely, I think, but I'm willing to entertain the idea.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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I mentioned the state of NC and all of its fucked up backwards laws being why a dem would go over the edge and he quotes a counties voting record. I have no idea what conversation he's having but it's not the same as the one I'm having.
The anti-Trump protests in San Jose back in June, where a number of Trump supporters were assaulted by protesters.
The left in the US usually isn't violent, but it can happen. Any ideology can fall victim to this kind of thinking. Which is why we always need to stand against violence, not attempt to shift the blame before there are any real facts. No matter who carried out this attack or what motivated them, it is unacceptable.
Threats and violent intimidation have no place in our democracy, no matter where they come from.
JHoNNy1OoO
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Can't wait to see more evidence. Hope there is video.
Gordon Shumway
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Exactly my point, friend..very weird..
WordAssassin
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I'm so depressed by this election that my first thought when seeing this is "I bet they did it to themselves." Looks like I wasn't the only one, either.
I'm not saying they did though, and thank god nobody was hurt. I'll echo the others saying this is absolutely NOT how you get things done and I hope those responsible are caught and punished. Imagine if there had been anyone inside? Jesus.
How do police go about finding out who did it in a situation like this? I'd imagine there's just tons of fingerprints all over the damn place since obviously that's a place where lots of people meet and work. Do they just lift whatever prints they can* and start calling everyone in for questioning? Maybe some nearby security cameras caught something?
*I am assuming the stuff I've seen in movies/TV about prints being like "burned in" to objects is real, I honestly have no idea if it is or not.
I'm not saying they did though, and thank god nobody was hurt. I'll echo the others saying this is absolutely NOT how you get things done and I hope those responsible are caught and punished. Imagine if there had been anyone inside? Jesus.
How do police go about finding out who did it in a situation like this? I'd imagine there's just tons of fingerprints all over the damn place since obviously that's a place where lots of people meet and work. Do they just lift whatever prints they can* and start calling everyone in for questioning? Maybe some nearby security cameras caught something?
*I am assuming the stuff I've seen in movies/TV about prints being like "burned in" to objects is real, I honestly have no idea if it is or not.
Head of Vengarl
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Who is that?
gutter_trash
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feels fake, smells fishy
DrForester
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Well, thanks to Trump and his psychotic supporters, I'd totally believe this was one of his disgruntled supporters.
How has North Carolina Republican support for Trump been?
How has North Carolina Republican support for Trump been?
SpeedySwaf
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I assume they'll ask around to see if neighbors had seen anything suspicious, and also consult their own files to see if anyone lives nearby whose had a record of arson or vandalism. Physical evidence at the scene can also help, though that's assuming the fire didn't destroy it.
In 2008 she made headlines by claiming a black man had held her down and carved a "B" in her face, for "Barack." But as the picture shows, the B was backwards, which conflicted with her story on how her attacker had pinned her. It eventually came out (and several had guessed) that she had carved the B herself, and it came out backwards because she was doing it with help from a mirror.
What the actual fuck? You support firebombing since there were no victims?
SchrodingerC
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Glad no one was injured. The extremes will probably get worse once the Election nears
Poltics has always brought out the crazy in people, regardless of the era and location.
Poltics has always brought out the crazy in people, regardless of the era and location.
uncredited male
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lol
Lonewolf_92
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Or Trump supporters mad at the GOP for pulling support for Trump.
Jawbreaker
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Orange County, NC. Hillsborough is in Orange County.
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No, this is not good. Somebody could have died even if nobody did. Messing with fire, could have spread. Money and property was lost, and for what? If anything this does the exact opposite of whatever was the arsonist's point.
Not good at all.
Nah.
gutter_trash
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Putin blew up an appartment building and framed, blamed the bombing on Chechnians in the pretext to attack Chechnia and to propel his party up in the polls
this is so Putin like tactics
this is so Putin like tactics
A Link to the Past
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Ick, yeah. That's a pretty shit thing to do. Even if I didn't like someone, I wouldn't have a desire to put their lives at risk. Not to mention the potential that the fire could have possibly spread out of control.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Dumb anti-fascist assholes, stay in your mom's basement. Hope these people spend a long time in prison.
Keep laughing at me I guess because I most certainly do. I don't see Hillary getting on a stage making threats like Trump does and telling people things are rigged and to show up at voting to make sure nothing is going on. Trump alone is more threatening this election than anything Democratic supporters may have done.
A Link to the Past
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Seriously. How many people have called for Trump to be executed? Because I can sure as hell think of a certain GOP politician who has done the same for Hillary.
CastleRybread
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Bob etheridge video produced by Renee ellmers cronies.
Orange county is super laid back. Not saying this isn't legit, but doesn't really fit with the vibe in that area. Dems already ownerwhlem Republicans in that area. No need to antagonize.
Threats to have Hillary arrested. Threats to shut the media down.
People see what they want to see I guess, even if it means not seeing reality.
The Faceless Master
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nobody was injured, that's good!
hope they get to the bottom of this quickly and the perps are brought to justice.
hope they get to the bottom of this quickly and the perps are brought to justice.
radios shipping overview
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As there has historically been no fascist movement in the US, neither has there been an anti-fascist movement. It's not really a thing here, but we'll see if that ends up changing.
BinaryPork2737
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Those people can cherry pick all they want, it doesn't matter when cases of violence and planned violence originate from Trump's camp. Like just the other day the FBI aressted three members of a militia group out in Kansas who were planning on bombing Somali immigrants, one of whom was, unshockingly, revealed to be a huge Trump supporter, and then there were the two armed supporters protesting outside of the Democratic campaign office in Virginia. And we certainly haven't seen the last use of violence in this election cycle, I'm really worried that people will be emboldened by Trump telling them to go into certain areas and intimidate people.
I like how they were called a militia group and not terrorists
Mass Effect
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This is getting nasty. I am legitimately scared what might happen during election day and the week thereafter.
Thats not true. There have been small fascist plots and movements in usa, and a few prominent pro fascist figures in US history. Just never gained any real power.
this does read like a false flag
Dreams-Visions
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Unfortunate.
MassiveNights
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Trump just blamed it on "animals" representing Hillary Clinton
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787782613633208320
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787782613633208320
Of course he did.
BinaryPork2737
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It's part of the usual double standard when it comes to these sort of threats and attacks. Though they weren't labelled "mentally ill" this time.
It'll probably come up in the third debate, too. Wouldn't be surprised at all if Trump used it as a counter to the "deplorables" comment.
Lonewolf_92
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There's not really a significant "radical leftist" to perpetrate such acts in the US, unlike the radical right, who were told by their candidate to arm themselves and watch the polls for fraud. We're talking about a group, three of whom were arrested by the FBI for planning to use carbombs on an apartment building housing immigrants a day after the election, and that happened just this week. Your statements show an extreme ignorance of the current political climate.
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