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Manifestor_of_Light

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16. look up "stochastic terrorism".

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 07:38 PM

Apr 2013

Useful concept in these cases.

Hate speech by mass media (Bill O'Reilly calling Dr. Tiller "Killer Tiller&quot .

That's an example. Then some "lone nut" goes and actually kills the person that is the target of the hate speech. And the media person totally disowns all responsibility for putting the idea in the "lone nut"'s head. Millions of people hear the same message. Chances are good that one guy will act on it. And the media washes their hands of responsibility for hate speech or incitement to violence.

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When they find out that it's an RW goon, will they focus [View all] malaise Apr 2013 OP

WH now acknowledging it is terrorism. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #1

The WH already went there nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #2

No matter who did it, this is terrorism Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #3

Personally I think it is likely to be homegrown, like Tim McVeigh in Oklahoma Hekate Apr 2013 #4

Bill Bratton on MSNBC called the alleged perps "home-grown". Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #5

I heard that too by the way nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #10

Having someone of his stature say that is definitely worth quoting Hekate Apr 2013 #11

The mods told me to repost in GD Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #12

I think he's right and we know he knows more than we do malaise Apr 2013 #13

There is a reason I have stuck to just the facts ma'am nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #8

Broadcasters should be more careful malaise Apr 2013 #14

Whether it turns out to be a Tea Party fascist, a Moslem terrorist, or N. Korean communist aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #7

Unfortunately true. It will go from an "act of terrorism" to a......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #9

They've already started planting the lone-wolf theory malaise Apr 2013 #15

"It's like ground hog day"...... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #19

look up "stochastic terrorism". Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #16

Well the usual suspect on M$NBComcast was malaise Apr 2013 #17

I remember when I first read about stochastic terrorism Hekate Apr 2013 #18

1. Mental illness, not a "political statement" zbdent Apr 2013 #20

You nailed it malaise Apr 2013 #21

I have this image of someone (in a studio audience) jumping up at the mention of one of a string zbdent Apr 2013 #22

Joe Scum just shouted BINGO to Tom Ridge equating this with 9/11 malaise Apr 2013 #23

But did they find that....? TimberValley Apr 2013 #24

All assumptions are off malaise Apr 2013 #25

But you still made it. nt. TimberValley Apr 2013 #27

Yes ...and n/t malaise Apr 2013 #28

Well, actually, this was still a right wing terrorist as I see it Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #29

Yea - that's why 'I hope it is a white American not Muslim' articles were being written. Zax2me Apr 2013 #31

Not the time to bump this stuff ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #26

Then you'd netter check who bumped it before wasting posts n/t malaise Apr 2013 #30