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Get to know this term.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stochastic-terrorism
stochastic terrorism [ stuh-kas-tik ter-uh-riz-uh m ]
noun
the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted:
The lone-wolf attack was apparently influenced by the rhetoric of stochastic terrorism.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_(terrorism)#Stochastic_terrorism
The term "stochastic" describes the random, probabilistic nature of its effect: whether or not an attack actually takes place, when, and by whom is not under the control of the stochastic terrorist, but their actions serve to increase the probability that it will.
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In their 2017 book, Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism,[26] criminologist Mark S. Hamm and sociologist Ramón Spaaij discuss stochastic terrorism as a form of "indirect enabling" of terrorists. They write that "stochastic terrorism is the method of international recruitment used by ISIS", and they refer to Anwar al-Awlaki and Alex Jones as stochastic terrorists.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)Response to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #5)
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)live love laugh
(13,009 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)The "media" includes such things as Vox, Mother Jones, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, as well as some tv journalists amongst the herd of pundits and "analysts".
Blaming all media for the acts or failures of some of its owners and members is as wrong as blaming all white people for the actions of the white terrorists gunning down people in Trump's name.
live love laugh
(13,009 posts)I base my statement on the fact that for the fewer-than-ten media outlets that you mention which have some elements of fairness, there are hundreds more right wing only media outlets nationwide who incite hatred and violence in literal media deserts.
Just because Trump lies about the media doesnt change the facts.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)Have a nice day.
live love laugh
(13,009 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)because they were wearing the hat, it's the result of "stochastic terrorism"? And the people who suggest that Trump supporters are a danger are "stochastic terrorist"?
zaj
(3,433 posts)It doesn't matter what the ideology is, but it does require...
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/facebook-twitter-christchurch-emily-bell-terrorism.php
...a saturation of inflammatory rhetoric about ideology or particular groups, the theory goes, it becomes statistically likely that some lone wolf will take the bait.
And terrorism generally is an asemetric warfare tool used by people with seemingly limited traditional power.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)a saturation of inflammatory rhetoric about ideology or particular groups, the theory goes, it becomes statistically likely that some lone wolf will take the bait
Directed toward Trump supporters? Or is it just saturation thats the sticking point?
zaj
(3,433 posts)The white nationalist movement has taken over control of the Republican party through
-- the election of Trump
-- the enormous platform that the Presidency provides
-- the dramstic amplifying impact of radical rhetoric on Twitter echoing through traditional media
-- the collapse of "grown up" leadership inside his administration
-- the resulting elevation of leftovers like Stephen Miller
-- the near total absence of strong resistance from trusted Republican leadership
... all leads to the unique power of Trump's messaging and GOP complicity.
It *could* be repeated on the left, but these same reasons are why it's not. The ingredients don't exist.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Progressive chat boards and sources, and people they follow on Twitter, there could certainly be sufficient saturation. What does it matter to someone what Fox News says if they never turn it on?
Ill be honest, it sounds a lot you are taking an ideologically agnostic term and trying to frame it in such a way that it only applies to a specific ideology.
Nothing you posted just now has anything to do with saturation. While Trump may have complete power over his partys messaging, that doesnt mean his messaging is the only one prevalent in the market, particularly given how fragmented markets for distributing a messages are.
zaj
(3,433 posts)Let me put it this way...
-- The scale of power to influence matters.
-- The messaging used at that scale matters.
-- The fomenting of fear matters
-- The targeting of groups matters.
-- The focus on violence matters.
Each element above increases the incitement to violence, the spread of the incitement, and ultimately the *probability* of someone acting out in response.
Which means progressives can use it. Just like terrorism, they can use it too. Theoretically. And maybe one day, in reality.
But right now, the most powerful person in the world is using it, in the most powerful way we've ever seen in this country.
That is worthy of all of our attention and reaction.
democrank
(11,052 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Its important to know this because its a fact of our present history.