NC GOP campaign office set on fire.

[Jackalope]

Would that be considered a terrorist attack?

ter·ror·ism
ˈterəˌrizəm/Submit
noun
the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

I'd say that it meets all three legs (violence, intimidation, political aims). Tossing a Molotov cocktail through a window is hardly a peaceful act, amirite?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Violence against one's political opponent, stoked by a candidate? I'm struggling to remember such incidents.

George Wallace? Jimmy Carter - The Shaw - Iran?

Going back to George Wallace kinda underlines my point about the re-entry of violence into American politics.

As for the Shah and Carter, that isn't relevant; I'm talking American politics, not foreign policy.

[brewer]

George Wallace? Jimmy Carter - The Shaw - Iran?

Going back to George Wallace kinda underlines my point about the re-entry of violence into American politics.

As for the Shah and Carter, that isn't relevant; I'm talking American politics, not foreign policy.

OK, maybe wiki can speak better for me. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:P...ted_States

Some you may find applicable, some not.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Going back to George Wallace kinda underlines my point about the re-entry of violence into American politics.

As for the Shah and Carter, that isn't relevant; I'm talking American politics, not foreign policy.

OK, maybe wiki can speak better for me. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:P...ted_States

Some you may find applicable, some not.

We're talking past each other; never mind.

Here's what that's not addressing, too:

Violence against one's political opponent, stoked by a candidate?

I'm pretty sure I never said political violence never happened in America; indeed, worrying about it's "return" carries with it the assumption that it has happened in the past.

But if you wish to be obstreperous, that's your business, not mine.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Any chance that the building was firebombed by Trump supporters in an effort to smear the other side?

Boru

As I said on a different forum, that's a dangerous road to even start going down unless you have hard evidence to back it up in the first place. I believe we can take this at face value, for now.

I wasn't going down any road, nor was I making an accusation. But political parties have been known to shoot their own dog (metaphorically speaking) and blame it on the opposition. This is commonly referred to as a 'false flag'.

Boru

[Minimalist]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/nc-democ...irebombed/

NC Democratic headquarters attacked on same night nearby GOP office was firebombed

I think it was Stein supporters...... Libertards are too stoned to make that much of an effort.