‘America’s Stonehenge’, beloved subject of conspiracy theories, is no more

A mysterious monument in the US state of Georgia came to an equally mysterious end on Wednesday. The Georgia Guidestones, also known as ‘America’s Stonehenge’, were blown up in the early morning by unknown vandals and later that day completely torn down by authorities as a precaution. Conspiracy theorists may be behind the bombing.

The monument consists of huge granite blocks, four of which are almost six meters high standing upright with one capstone lying on top. It was set up in 1980 and in four decades it has never become clear who was behind their founding. The building was commissioned by one Robert C. Christian, but the monument itself reports that this is an alias of someone who represents a “small group of loyal Americans.” Speculation as to who this might be ranges from the Rosicrucian or a doctor with Ku Klux Klan sympathies to media mogul Ted Turner.

The stones are arranged in such a way that they form a kind of sundial. And ten commandments are inscribed to lead mankind into an ‘Age of Reason’. In world languages ​​such as English, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Swahili, they call for the world population to be kept below 500 million people after an apocalypse. This is to achieve an “everlasting balance” with nature.

To ensure that humans do not become “a cancer” for the planet again, reproduction should focus on better fitness and greater diversity. Passion, faith and tradition are better used in moderation. Truth, beauty and love should be rewarded. Furthermore, countries have to settle their disputes in a world court and superfluous regulations and officials can be reduced.

Divine Intervention

The monument has been featured in the most diverse conspiracy theories for ages. The well-known American conspiracy vlogger Alex Jones, among others, associated the Guidestones with the mysterious shadow government that would secretly rule the entire world. This ‘cabal’ of politicians, artists, journalists and other satanistic pedophiles would like to thin humanity out with, among other things, corona vaccines, 5G or microchips. The injunction of a smaller world population, set in stone, therefore also aroused suspicion in conspiracy theorist circles.

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A radical right-wing Republican politician in Georgia who ran for the post of governor in the primaries has campaigned actively this year, promising to destroy the monument. This Kandiss Taylor called the stones a symbol of a “satanic regime” and “luciferian cabal” last month. When news of the bombing came in on Wednesday, she hailed it on Twitter as divine intervention. “God is God, made by Himself. He can do ANYTHING He wants. This includes the tearing down of the Satanic Guide Stones.”