Bomb squad technicians were called out to look for evidence, and a state highway that runs near the site was closed for a time. Granite quarrying is a top local industry, employing about 2,000 in the area, Kubas said.Įlbert County sheriff's deputies, Elberton police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are among the agencies trying to figure out what happened.
The site is about 7 miles north of Elberton and about 90 miles east of Atlanta, near the South Carolina state line. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the monument, which some Christians regard as satanic, was damaged by an explosion before dawn. Law enforcement officials walk around the damaged Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton, Ga., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. "It's up to your own interpretation as to how you want to view them," Kubas said. Kubas and many other people interpret the stones as some sort of guide to rebuilding society after an apocalypse. "They can attempt to try and target the people and institutions that are at the center of these false beliefs." "We've seen this with QAnon and multiple other conspiracy theories, that these ideas can lead somebody to try to take action in furtherance of these beliefs," McCarthy said. She said the bombing is another example of how conspiracy theories "do and can have a real-world impact." The monument had previously been vandalized, including when it was spray-painted in 20, McCarthy said. "That includes striking down Satanic Guidestones." He can do ANYTHING He wants to do," Taylor wrote on social media Wednesday. McCarthy said right-wing personalities including Alex Jones had talked about them in previous years, but that "they sort of came back onto the public's radar" because of Taylor. Schefter: The NFL is worried about the integrity of the game (0:58) Adam Schefter breaks down Saints owner Gayle Bensons comments about the controversial missed pass interference call in New. Comedian John Oliver featured the guidestones and Taylor in a segment in late May. The site received renewed attention during Georgia's May 24 gubernatorial primary when third-place Republican candidate Kandiss Taylor claimed the guidestones are satanic and made demolishing them part of her platform. An explosion July 6, 2022, damaged the Georgia Guidestones, a monument near Elberton, Georgia. The monument's notoriety took off with the rise of the internet, Kubas said, until it became a roadside tourist attraction, with thousands visiting each year.
But it's the panels' mention of eugenics, population control and global government that have made them a target of far-right conspiracists. It also serves as a sundial and astronomical calendar. The 16-foot-high panels bear a 10-part message in eight different languages with guidance for living in an "age of reason." One part calls for keeping world population at 500 million or below, while another calls to "guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity." "And so that has helped over the years to fuel a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories about the guidestones' true intent." "That's given the guidestones a sort of shroud of mystery around them, because the identity and intent of the individuals who commissioned them is unknown," said Katie McCarthy, who researches conspiracy theories for the Anti-Defamation League.
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