Dems Raise $13K To Rebuild Firebombed Republican Party Office In North Carolina

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

In a display of solidarity, Democrats on Sunday raised some $13,117 to held rebuild a local North Carolina Republican Party office that was destroyed in a firebombing.

Organized by David Weinberger, a research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, the GoFundMe campaign surpassed the $10,000 fundraising goal in under 40 minutes. The effort was inspired by a tweet from University of North Carolina professor Zeynep Tufekci, who called on Hillary Clinton's campaign to lend office space to staffers at the Orange County GOP headquarters, which was left gutted and unusable.

“Nazi Republicans leave town or else” was painted in graffiti on an adjacent building, along with a swastika.

Zeynep Tufekci ✔
@zeynep

"Act of political terrorism", indeed. The Clinton campaign should let the GOP take over one of its offices so no time is lost for them.
https://twitter.com/stevethomma/status/787740347384430597 …

4:08 PM - 16 Oct 2016

Other Democratic academics, including Arizona State University professor Dan Gillmor and City University of New York journalism professor Jeff Jarvis helped coordinate the effort. As Jarvis wrote on the GoFundMe page, “This is a moment for graciousness, not fractiousness.”

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[Coolest Ranger]

1. Mind you

we did not have to do this but we're the better side, because when they go low, we go high

[Orrex]

2. I'm grateful that no one was hurt in the incident

But I have to confess that a tiny, cynical part of me suspects an inside job.

Still, bravo to Dems for doing the classy thing.

[rivegauche]

15. I completely suspect they did it themselves.

This is what they are in 2016. They have to cheat to win (gerrymandering). That state is going blue for the first time in ages and they're panicking. No way would Dems do that. It was their own slimebags.

[Orrex]

16. Ok, I lied

It's not a "tiny cynical" part of me that suspects that this was an inside job: I'm actually strongly confident that it was an inside job, for exactly the reasons you cite.

[Bradical79]

17. I'm about 50/50 on that

Not that they are able to take advantage anyway. The Democrats are coming out of this looking like reasonable, empathetic adults, while certain Republicans may have gotten themselves in trouble by suggesting they were doing something that is illegal.

Republicans doing it themselves isn't too crazy, we've seen some incredibly stupid and convoluted schemes from state and local level morons before. Now with Trump, he empowers those sorts. At the same time though, someone as vile as him is also likely to attract more extreme, and unhinged, opposition to. So it's not like a lone angry person is out of the question either.

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. Spraying graffiti AND setting it on fire

seems like they spent a fair amount of time there, like maybe they weren't worried about getting caught.

[trof]

28. Oh hell yes.

Trump's base hates the repug 'establishment'.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. A huge cynical part of me

suspects the same. Either way, our side comes out looking better.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

29. Yep. The last gasp of people who know they are getting whipped.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. All good

Fascism may not have the political legs that Tea Partiers or Trump
would like

The political middle has been hollowed out, but it's not dead

This is a distinctively American response

[Festivito]

4. I would think Republicans would have insurance. Funny. Media makes no mention of this. eom

[rzemanfl]

10. The office probably is rented.

The landlord probably had insurance. This is good P.R. for Democrats and a windfall for some insurance company. When the arsonist(s) are caught, I doubt the judge will order restitution to be made to the contributors.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. Yep

The structure is covered, but the contents may not be.

[exboyfil]

5. Our local Islamic Center

was vandalized by spray painting TRUMP on it. Some local Republicans did volunteer to help repair the Center, but it had already been repaired.

These gestures are important to emphasize that we are U.S. citizens, and our democracy is important to us.

[awoke_in_2003]

20. +1000. nt

[PatSeg]

6. I can't imagine republicans doing this

if the situation was reversed.

[mountain grammy]

7. Agree. Maybe they'll learn something

but probably not.

[PatSeg]

12. It probably just pissed them off

[Bette]

24. So true...

The republicons would NEVER do such a thing, they can't take a chance of being Nice or Human, they'd lose their base. I'm fairly sure they will, however, be blaming the Dems on this because of the fact the Dems tried to help them. So they will say it's proof that the Dems did it because they tried to Fix it, right? Always a negative spin on any act of kindness or fair play. It's amazing how stupid the people are in this country that buy into these lies.

[Archae]

8. Yet Trump blames Hillary and her people for the fire.

Trump also still believes in the Tooth Fairy.

[KALD]

9. Being that this is the party of "no" and supports one of the most hateful human beings on the planet

Like Trump. I would not have raised one penny for them to continue spreading hate, fear and trying to get someone like Trump elected.

[azureblue]

13. Perfect

As this unfolds, with the latest being that the NC GOP claims there were ballots in the office (illegal, BTW) this gesture of assistance could also expose this "Firebombing" as a false flag. Which is what I think it is...

[treestar]

14. Yes, the claiming there were ballots

would mean they are trying to make it look like it was to interfere in the vote. Yet they should not have any ballots there, so they didn't think of that.

[rockfordfile]

21. I wouldn't give them one cent.

[lonestarnot]

26. Me either, they've already tried and convicted a democrat, and the investigation is still ongoing.

Hmmmmf. Fuck 'em.

[rockfordfile]

22. I wouldn't give them one cent.

No sympathy from me. Not the way they have treated people. Where's the fossil fuel or the far right church groups?

[red dog 1]

23. K&R...Thanks for posting, DonViejo

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I hope they find the assholes who did this.

[The Stranger]

27. What a mistake.

Each one of those precious dollars and cents could have gone to Democratic GOTV efforts and waking up people to what is going on and voting Democratic.

What a catastrophic mistake.

[drray23]

30. Bad move

It will be taken by the deplorables as an admission of guilt. Not to mention this money could be used to help the local down ballot races.

[dalton99]

31. Spend that money on a worthy cause