US Mail Bombs

On October 22, 2018, a package was found containing explosive power and components that of a bomb. It was found near the home of George Soros, a major donor to the democratic party. Within 5 days there were 15 intercepted packages. They were addressed to the following: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Former Attorney Eric Holder, Democratic US Rep. Maxine Waters, John Brennan, Actor Robert De Niro, Former Vice Pres. Joe Biden, Democratic US Sen. Cory Booker, Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Democratic US. Sen. Kamala Harris, and Democratic donor Tom Steyer. Inside the "mail bombs" were a PVC pipe, a small clock, a battery, wiring, and energetic material, in some cases the packages also included a photo of who it was addressed to marked with a red "X".

The US mail bomb suspect is Cesar Sayoc, a 56 year old man. They were able to catch him because of an alleged fingerprints found on one of the packages. After his arrest, footage of what is believed to be his truck his shown with images of anti-CNN and Pro-Trump images on

the windows of the van.

However although the suspect is caught there have been theories and speculation about the whole thing. Radio host Michael Savage, talks about how the US mail bombs are “set up as a false flag to gain sympathy of for the Democrats”, others like Rush Limbaugh say that, “it’s not a republican thing to do”.

Blaming the victim for bombings, isn’t something new. In the 1950’s - 60’s during the civil rights, bombs were used a political intimidation. Black homes and black churches were being bombed. People believes that the motive was black people were bombing their own homes and churches in order to raise money and gain publicity. People believe that the motive for the pipe bombs is to gain sympathy in upcoming mid-term election.

Why do you think about the conspiracy theories? Why do you think people like to shift the blame?

Do you think this might inspire people to commit political acts of violence?

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/27/661110544/blaming-victims-for-mail-bombs-carries-echoes-of-civil-rights-bombings

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45996655

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/26/politics/pipe-bombs-suspicious-packages-what-we-know/index.html