Not the comparison I think you intended. The caning was a precursor to the civil war, and the bombing happened at a time when the administration seriously feare

Not the comparison I think you intended. The caning was a precursor to the civil war, and the bombing happened at a time when the administration seriously feared another civil war. The bugaboo [sic?] movement is working to push that envelope too. Things are legitimately bad right now even in historical context