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Well, they did have domestic terrorist groups going around setting off bombs on the regular in the 60s and 70s. I was quite surprised to read about it. https:/

• UncleOxidant 4y ago
  And going back further there was even more of that going on during the labor wars of the late 19th century into the 1920s.
  • bombcar 4y ago
    Wodehose refers to bearded bounders with bombs as it was a pretty common occurrence in the early 1900s - enough so that jokes could be made from it. We’ve had it comparatively calm and so bombs get noticed.
• uoaei 4y ago
  The only interpretation of this vs the parent comment is that you are insinuating this is somehow extreme and unprecedented. Surely it is not.
  • rufus_foreman 4y ago
    "In a single eighteen-month period during 1971 and 1972 the FBI counted an amazing 2,500 bombings on American soil, almost five a day." -- https://time.com/4501670/bombings-of-america-burrough/ https://time.com/4501670/bombings-of-america-burrough/ That was extreme and unprecedented for America.