Discussion: Local GOP Office Torched in North Carolina

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A local Republican Party office in North
Carolina was damaged by fire and someone spray-painted an anti-GOP
slogan referring to “Nazi Republicans” on a nearby wall, authorities
said Sunday.
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This is just wrong. A republican office should never be treated this way. This sort of hooliganism damages us all and it wounds our freedom of speech and thought. We should never treat those who have a different view of politics this way… ever. I hope the perpetrators get hung up by their Buster Browns.
Edit
The above was on first consideration… Now that I’ve thought about it for a while I am open to …ahem… other possibilities. @the_mask points out this sort of behavior is an old fascist trick.

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Nothing about this feels right.

I am really wondering if it is what it is supposed to appear to be.

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Smells fishy.

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Sure does to me. I read this much earlier over at Huffpo and was going to post it in comments if the story didn’t make it here.

It just isn’t right -

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Yeah… I’m guessing a backwards “BO” applied in front of a mirror on this one. Let’s see what the ATF and FBI find out.

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Love that analogy.

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“Nazi Republicans leave town or else”

Identical slogans in two attacks. So it’s a conspiracy at least.
But more importantly - Who writes like that? A five-year old?

edit: Oops.

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I’m not sure why Chiselin’ Trump is so quick to blame this on “Hillary Clinton and Dems in North Carolina.” It seems more like the work of this “pitchforks and torches time” guy, to me:

https://res.cloudinary.com/tpm/image/upload/c_fill,fl_keep_iptc,g_face,w_653,h_361/rm3lchregf1wgsc64hjw.jpg

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When I first heard about this I just assumed without thinking that some disgruntled Trump supporters were taking their frustration out on the party… it took me awhile to even realize there was another possibility.

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Hmmm. “Nazi Republicans.” Reminds me of when alleged hippies killed the army guy’s wife and kids and sprayed “Acid is groovy, kill the pigs.” Only it wasn’t hippies, it was the army guy.

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It’s the kind of thing that Karl Rove would do.

Personally, I think it shows good judgement on Donald’s part to keep the number of field offices low in blue states. Reduces overall risk not to mention costs. Fewer fire sales at the end of the election season.

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Ugg thinking “we don’t play dat.”

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Of course trump replied via twitter right in character instantly blaming Hillary. His followers would never do such a thing… Luckily the dim bulbs who were planning to blow up an apartment complex where Somali families live got caught before acting.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/15/three-militia-members-accused-bomb-plot-targeting-somali-immigrants.html

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Does anyone else think they might detect the sulferous stench of Roger Stone’s hand in this?

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I agree with Ugg!!

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The other possibility is that the Repugs set the fire so that they can blame Democrats!

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This has the odor of the Nazi bombing of the German Reichstag - Berlin 1933.

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Some ill-intentioned jack-hole arsonist, who happens to lean left? I’m glad nobody was hurt, and hope the cops make a collar soon.

The precise spray-painting, well-placed, well-drawn swastika - just knowing how Stone, Ailes, Bannon, Trump might play something like this. Sorry, but I’m extremely suspicious about who the perpetrators are and how it took place. A quick, thorough, authoritative, unbiased, and conclusive investigation is needed. And if it actually turns out to be democratic progressive idiots … stop fn things up.

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