# Were there any cases of left-wing domestic terrorism in the USA in the 1990s and 2000s? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 23, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980 "2018-11-23T20:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/21 "2018-11-25T04:04:54Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yes, he quite clearly disdained leftists. I definitely never thought of him as a left wing terrorist, but I also never thought of him as a right-wing terrorist. His political philosophy just seemed sui generis to me. The above quote is about Ted Kaczinsky. He was subjected to severe torment and humiliation while a student at Harvard as part of a sadistic psychological experiment. It surely contributed to his hatred of academia. Cite: [http://mentalfloss.com/article/62564/how-extreme-psychological-study-may-have-affected-young-ted-kaczynski](http://mentalfloss.com/article/62564/how-extreme-psychological-study-may-have-affected-young-ted-kaczynski) ---
**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/22 "2018-11-27T17:45:46Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Are you including mass murders that were not entirely unreasonable? Mass murder can never be reasonable nor justified. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/23 "2018-11-27T20:05:16Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Also, in reading up on ALF I see nothing that would indicate the group has a left vs. right wing orientation. It seems to be a single-issue group on a topic that isn’t on the left-right spectrum. IME environmentalism is squarely a left-wing issue. ---
**Author:** ![rat\_avatar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rat_avatar/32/255_2.png) [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/24 "2018-11-27T20:44:07Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > IME environmentalism is squarely a left-wing issue. Generally yes, but it is not that simple and is only due to conservatives typically disliking change. Earth First as an example originally arose from a libertarian conservative ideology. There is also an anti-globalization factor that can come into play which attracts some groups of conservatives. Right-Left is probably just not enough dimensions to describe most peoples beliefs. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/25 "2018-11-27T20:56:29Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > IME environmentalism is squarely a left-wing issue. Animal rights is not the same thing as environmentalism at all. I am strongly pro-environment but I think the PETA type people are wrong. And, I must apologize. Time to Godwin the thread.☹ Good old Adolph Hitler and friends were firm believers in [animal protection laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare_in_Nazi_Germany). The ones passed then are the basis for German law to this day. And these were not exactly leftists. ---
**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980/26 "2018-11-28T16:54:51Z")
Something else that I noticed: most of the far-left American terrorist groups active in the 70s seemed to operate in California; most prominently in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Any reasons/explanations for that? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-cases-of-left-wing-domestic-terrorism-in-the-usa-in-the-1990s-and-2000s/824980.md?page=1)