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> I think the first time most Americans heard much or cared about terrorism was 9/11. Not at all. During my lifetime, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the
by __derek__ 4y ago
> I think the first time most Americans heard much or cared about terrorism was 9/11.
Not at all. During my lifetime, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Unabomber's arrest were all prominent enough for me to remember when they happened. I still remember hearing my grandmother express concern about the Michigan Militia when she saw a belligerent guy wearing camo pants.
- Arrath 4y agoI'll add to that, the Atlanta Olympics bombing.
- __derek__ 4y agoGood example, but for whatever reason I don't remember that as vividly.
- dylan604 4y agoDon't forget The Weather Underground back in the late 60s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground
- __derek__ 4y agoOh, I'm not that old.
- dylan604 4y agoNeither am I, so I'm really confused on your point. Are you saying you know nothing about anything that happened before your time?
- __derek__ 4y agoOh, I thought I made that clear: > all prominent enough for me to remember when they happened I listed pre-9/11 examples of terrorism that I remember happening.
- rnk 4y agoI think we need more information before we can proclaim it terrorism with certainty. If it was say teenagers with guns or something, that is probably not terrorism, that's stupidity. But I do think it wasn't an accident and was likely planned, attempted to stew disorder. But the world is complicated, people do things to try to blame the other side. There is actual right wing accelerationism, but we need a little more evidence before we can confidently say what this is in headlines.
- __derek__ 4y agoI think you meant to reply up-thread. My comment didn't touch on the recent vandalism/sabotage/attacks.
- silisili 4y agoSo, I remember these events(vaguely), but not a lot of talk of terrorism specifically. Do you happen to recall if the media specifically labeled them terrorists at the time?
- CapricornNoble 4y agoThe 1993 WTC bombing was definitely labelled terrorism. I remember it as a bit of a shock, that Americans didn't realize people in the Middle East were really pissed at us about something. Oklahoma City was quickly labelled terrorism, many originally assumed it was Mid-East in origin again and were shocked that it was domestic terrorists. I don't remember the Unabomber incident much, but I do remember there was much attention given to his manifesto.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoAlso, there were many airplane hijackings in the 1970s. I don’t remember if they were called terrorism, though.