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wnylib

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7. Words matter. In this case,

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 02:48 PM

Feb 2021

using the term stochastic terrorism, with its meaning, helps people identify clearly what Trump did, how he did it, and that it is something in politics that they must be able to recognize and reject before it succeeds in its violent intent.

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Stochastic terrorism - I want to hear it at the Senate trial [View all] wnylib Feb 2021 OP

For those of you, like me, who never heard of this word... SharonClark Feb 2021 #1

Thank you! Mike 03 Feb 2021 #3

That's why I believe that this term wnylib Feb 2021 #4

Thanks PatSeg Feb 2021 #15

What Is "Stochastic Terrorism," And Why Is It Trending? SharonClark Feb 2021 #2

Words are words and turds are turds. We can call tRUMP a stochastic terrorist or a abqtommy Feb 2021 #5

Words matter. In this case, wnylib Feb 2021 #7

The attack was anything but stochastic; Trump told them exactly when and where to attack. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #6

I disagree. His words during the campaign, wnylib Feb 2021 #8

I think I see where you're going with that. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #9

In your post, you said that Trump wnylib Feb 2021 #10

Well, I'm not a Trump lawyer, so it's pretty hard for me to hear his words so generously. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #11

As far as I can see, it's the only wnylib Feb 2021 #12

"But...but..BLM! Antifa!" lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #13

We will see soon enough what kind of wnylib Feb 2021 #14

I stand by my prediction of the argument wnylib Feb 2021 #16

They can claim all they want, but it takes some pretty heavy hallucinogens to believe it. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #17

QOP Senators do not need to believe it wnylib Feb 2021 #18