# Georgia's Guidestones get partially blown up! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505 "2022-07-06T15:29:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/21 "2022-07-07T17:00:32Z")
How Taliban of them. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/22 "2022-07-08T03:35:54Z")
At least one RWNJ candidate for governor advocated the destruction of the Guidestones - and now is calling for the prosecution of whoever did blow them up. (Sorry, no link handy.) The poster on another site who said this said it didn’t make sense, but it did to me. There’s a big difference between demolishing something with a permit and appropriate methods, and setting off a random bomb. What if people were there when it went off? Regardless, I’m curious about what’s in the time capsule. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/23 "2022-07-08T04:43:50Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > About their existence, per se, I don’t think there’s much to feel: Some crazy old coot came up with some crazy life advice and decided to enshrine it “forever” on some big rocks, and everyone but him pretty much just ignored them. A crazy old coot who was a white supremacist David Duke fanboy, and one of the ‘ten commandments’ on the stones was about selective breeding. It’s as if the Taliban blew up a Nazi monument. Yay, I think? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/24 "2022-07-08T04:50:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Some crazy old coot came up with some crazy life advice and decided to enshrine it “forever” on some big rocks, and everyone but him pretty much just ignored them. Well, everybody but him and the kooks who think a secretive cabal has been controlling world history behind the scenes for centuries and likes to leave huge clues of what they’re doing right out for for “smart” people like themselves to notice. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/25 "2022-07-08T09:42:52Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > At least one RWNJ candidate for governor advocated the destruction of the Guidestones - and now is calling for the prosecution of whoever did blow them up. (Sorry, no link handy.) The poster on another site who said this said it didn’t make sense, but it did to me. There’s a big difference between demolishing something with a permit and appropriate methods, and setting off a random bomb. What if people were there when it went off? Yeah, politicians calling for their destruction are just riffing on the calls for destruction of statues of confederate generals. “OH, you want to tear down a statue of Jefferson Davis??? Well, we’ll call for destroying…uh…The Georgia Guidestones! There, tit for tat!” ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/26 "2022-07-08T14:23:46Z")
I think is was more of a “Don’t eff your cousins thing.” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/27 "2022-07-08T14:36:06Z")
Noticed the article referred to the guidestones as America’s Stonehenge. We already had a real copy of [Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryhill_Stonehenge). It was built as a memorial to those that died in World War 1. Been there a couple times and will be there again next month, going camping at a state park that is just below the memorial. Nice view of the Columbia River gorge there. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/28 "2022-07-08T15:11:01Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Noticed the article referred to the guidestones as America’s Stonehenge. We already had a real copy of [Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryhill_Stonehenge)… Been there a couple times and will be there again next month, going camping at a state park that is just below the memorial. Nice view of the Columbia River gorge there. I recently visited [Bamahenge](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bamahenge), which is pretty nice, but doesn’t have nearly the view of the Maryhill Henge, where you can see Mt Hood on a clear day. I’ve camped at Maryhill State Park–nice but very windy when I was there.(No surprise that it’s a premiere sailboarding spot). The campground is right next to some orchards and a fruit stand that had the best peaches I’ve ever tasted. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/29 "2022-07-08T17:14:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > because who knows what else they’ll decide to blow up? Stone Mountain! I’m torn: on the one hand I hate political terrorism, on the other hand, if they set up a howitzer and charged $100 a shot, I’d be out a couple thou. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/30 "2022-07-08T17:27:55Z")
I have also been to Bamahenge! It’s such a strange thing, but worth a visit if you’re in the neighborhood ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/31 "2022-07-08T17:33:29Z")
Will they be going after [Carhenge](https://carhenge.com/) next? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/32 "2022-07-08T19:23:54Z")
Or Boathenge in Missouri? > **[BoatHenge](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/boathenge)** > > Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/33 "2022-07-08T19:33:05Z")
Just leave [Manhattanhenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattanhenge) alone. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/34 "2022-07-08T19:33:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > About their existence, per se, I don’t think there’s much to feel: Some crazy old coot came up with some crazy life advice and decided to enshrine it “forever” on some big rocks, and everyone but him pretty much just ignored them. > > About the fact that someone is violently attacking them, yeah, that’s something we should maybe be concerned about, because who knows what else they’ll decide to blow up? This is the correct answer. The guidestones themselves are nothing special, just a mildly eugenicist take on how to run the world. But anyone crazy enough to blow them up is probably also crazy enough to attack people or things that we actually do care about, so this should be seriously investigated. Plus, it’s a property crime, so there’s also that. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/35 "2022-07-08T20:27:11Z")
Maybe it should have also said: “Don’t blow shit up.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/36 "2022-07-09T05:20:33Z")
Something is mysteriously put up that’s not fully understood. Hey! Let’s blow it up! It doesn’t make me any difference. It would be great if at least some rational thought had gone into the response. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/37 "2022-07-10T14:19:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Something is mysteriously put up that’s not fully understood. > > Hey! Let’s blow it up! How very _Planet of The Apes_ of them. Although in their case the apes pulled down the Omega missile, not blew it up. Though the outcome was the same: Earth-shattering Kabloowie. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/38 "2022-07-10T14:42:14Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > not fully understood. > > Hey! Let’s blow it up! It should come as no surprise that the unknown and un-understood is feared, hated, and attacked. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/39 "2022-07-10T15:17:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Although in their case the apes pulled down the Omega missile, not blew it up. How’d that work out for them? 🙂 Too bad, like evangelicals, they’ll never know how wrong they were. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505/40 "2022-07-10T18:19:07Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > It should come as no surprise that the unknown and un-understood is feared, hated, and attacked. A lot of art has elicited that response. One extreme example culminated on March 20, 1939, in the courtyard of the “Old Fire Station” in Berlin. A large collection of so-called “degenerate art” was burned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-guidestones-get-partially-blown-up/967505.md?page=3)