There was an “anarchist” group in British Columbia called Open Road that was doing stuff like this in the 80s, on the grounds that pornography is supposedly capitalist exploitation of women. Ironically, the Order (an Aryan Nations offshoot) was doing the same thing in neighboring Washington state during the same time, on the grounds that pornography supposedly Jewish pornography undermines the moral fiber of “Aryan” people.

By Justin Rohrlich, Daily Beast/Yahoo News!

A Michigan man accused of planting pipe bombs outside AT&T and Verizon stores and leaving threatening letters at area cell towers was angry over “all of the immoral content, including pornography, on phones and cable television,” according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Detroit federal court.

John Douglas Allen, 75, is facing charges of extortion and attempted damage or destruction of buildings used in interstate commerce, the filing states. He was arrested Monday night, Justice Department spokeswoman Breane Warner confirmed to The Daily Beast.

“Our office will not be offering any comment besides what is already on the public record at this time,” Warner said.

If convicted, Allen, a retired miner—whose own cell service is provided by Verizon, according to public records—faces up to 20 years in prison. Reached by phone, Allen’s lawyer, Stevens J. Jacobs, declined to provide The Daily Beast with a statement or comment on the case.

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