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NovaBlazer t1_j329lz7 wrote

Reply to comment by GuardianSock in Does anyone actually believe those guys attacked the power substations to rob a store? by 420_Braze_it

The bigger issue is that our power infrastructure is so incredibly weak and unprotected that two morons with a dumb idea can knock it offline on a whim in 5 minutes flat.

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AdventureBum t1_j333d1c wrote

That’s what makes me suspect this was a trial run for something bigger. That and the fact that these two have been on an FBI watchlist for some time.

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darlantan t1_j33sbeg wrote

> That’s what makes me suspect this was a trial run for something bigger.

Could be that it was a trial run, could be that it was a pair of idiots who got the idea from the news. Hell, it could be both: A couple of idiots given the idea by someone who wanted disposable mooks to do a trial run for them.

Either way, it's shown a lot of folks that it isn't hard to do, and you can bet that the ones you are most worried about are among them.

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Jive_Papa t1_j349s4b wrote

Probably less of a trial run and more of a proof of concept to other right wing extremists looking to imitate it. I don't think it will lead to some larger attack, but it could definitely lead to more of the same.

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