Checked up on it where?
See, I can google with the best of 'em, but I have no way of knowing if the web pages I found correspond with the web pages you found.
According to the google I just did (coal rolling) there are give or take thirty four point nine million possibilities.
You said you found "a few."
Which ones?
Did you find a lot of coal roller pages that appeared political?
I didn't find any. This was the nature of my comment you seem to find so controversial.
Nearly every single link that comes up clearly reveals that they are political, including the
Fox News link that says "Some of these so-called “coal rollers” are making a political statement, thumbing their noses at the Obama administration’s effort to lower carbon emissions. Others are generally flipping off environmentalists" (which is also entirely a political act).
Then there is this slogan that the
Appalachian Coal Rollers organization puts on the Facebook site: “You Call It Pollution, We Call It Advertised Horsepower”.
Thumbing your nose at environmental policies and pollution is inherently political.
Then there is this quote in the OP article from a guy who sells the smoke stack kits to truck owners:
"I run into a lot of people that really don’t like Obama at all. If he’s into the environment, if he’s into this or that, we’re not. I hear a lot of that. To get a single stack on my truck—that’s my way of giving them the finger. You want clean air and a tiny carbon footprint? Well, screw you.”
Then there is the "Prius Repellent" stickers many of them put on their trucks, clearly stating that this is purely an act of aggression against environmentally conscious people they view as political enemies.
Then there are what amount to political propaganda e-flyers promoting violence against environmentalist
And yes, advocating the hunting down and spraying with deadly toxins of people because of their choice to drive more fuel efficient car is advocating political violence.
Not to mention, their actions are inherently political and there is no remotely plausible motive for doing what they are doing that isn't political.
