Matt Blaze on Nostr: It's also really hard to convey the background level of violence and unrest from that ...

It's also really hard to convey the background level of violence and unrest from that era. Things are worse now than they were perhaps 10 years ago, but still don't compare to the early 70's. Protests regularly escalated to riots (often instigated by police). Arson. Bomb scares and actual bombings were such a regular occurrence that I learned to recognize the distinctive siren on bomb squad truck that would pass our apartment on the way to the range.