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    Georgia's satanic guidestones monument gets destroyed in a predawn explosion

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    A monument made of granite was demolished by unknown people in a predawn bombing, brought to rubble due to a local Christian belief that it was satanic.

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    A monument erected in rural Georgia near Elberton in the USA was bombarded by unknown people early in the morning on Wednesday the 6th of July 2022. Some people called it "America's Stonehenge," while others decried it as "Satanic." Better known as the Georgia Guidestones monument, it was further broken down for safety reasons by law enforcement, resulting in a heap of broken stones lying in its place. As pictures show, much of the erstwhile monument lies damaged. Around 4 AM, CCTV cameras showed a massive explosion, which also led to a silver colored car leaving the perimeter around that time. Kris Kubas, Elberton Granite Association Executive Vice President, said security was sent to the area immediately after the vandalism.

    It has been brought to light that the erection of the monument occurred in 1980 by a group of individuals going by the name of R.C. Christian. This has caused a lot of anxiety and worry among residents of the area, as the people who made the monument were unknown. The nature and purpose of the memorial were not specified and hence created a lot of mistrust, reckoned Katie McCarthy, a researcher for the Anti-Defamation League. This caused many discussions and conspiracy theories involving the Guidestones amongst citizens.
    The monument was 16 feet high, bearing a 10-part message in 8 different languages, providing guidance on how to live in this period of understanding, so to speak. It says that the world's population, which is currently 7.5 billion, needs to be brought down to below 500 million. Another part said that reproduction must be implemented wisely to improve health and bring plurality. The monument thus becomes the ire of anti-Semitic or liberal people. Thousands began to visit the site each year, as per Kubas, especially after the internet started. People would read the messages and create their own theories about the new world order. Republican Kandiss Taylor, who ran for governor, decided to take down the monument and made it a part of her manifesto. Someone had spray-painted the memorial to damage it in 2008, and now came the bombing, which further proved that people take action on beliefs in theories. Kubas, however, believes that the stones carried a message about rebuilding society after significant world destruction. It is how one wants to interpret messages. State law enforcement has declared it a crime scene, and police tape barricades the highway as investigations into the bombing are underway. Kubas signs off by saying that if someone didn't like the monument or what it said, they didn't have to bomb it and prevent everyone from reading it.



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