Stochastic terrorism: Anders Breivik was the murderer, and he'll see justice. He's also a bullet.

[backscatter712]

As brought up on Daily Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/26/999200/-Glenn-BeckConsider-yourself-on-notice?via=siderec

Breivik's killings in Utoya and the bombing in Oslo are the latest incidents caused by a campaign of stochastic terrorism brought to us by the right wing, including the European nationalist righties, but clearly with a great deal of influence by the American right.

A reminder: What is stochastic terrorism?

"Stochastic terrorism is the use of mass communications to stir up random lone wolves to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable."

Stochastic terrorism is like Russian Roulette, except the right-wingers in the media aren't pointing the guns at their own heads, but at ours. It's stochastic in that each attempt to stir up an incident only has a random chance of resulting in an actual incident, and you don't know when and where the next incident will take place. All we know is that more incidents are probable as more right-wing media activity is broadcast with the purpose of inciting violence.

Think Radio Rwanda. Think Sarah Palin saying "Lock and load." Think Glenn Beck's repeated violent insinuations (and damn, I'm so fucking glad he's no longer on FOX "News".) Think Rush Limbaugh saying "Don't kill all the liberals, leave a couple in each campus as living fossils!"

So while I absolutely acknowledge Breivik's direct responsibility for his murders, and leave it to Norway's justice system to see to it, I say that Breivik also functioned as a bullet, used by right-wingers in the media and the halls of power as a weapon against their political enemies. Fired out of their metaphorical revolver at left-wing individuals and groups across the world.

More here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/01/10/934890/-Stochastic-Terrorism:-Triggering-the-shooters?showAll=yes&via=blog_558016

[hifiguy]

1. I suspect that there is far more than a grain of truth in this

and I expect that it will become much more common.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. IT is a reality that security services are aware of

but you can't act, until they do... truly catch 22

[Adsos Letter]

3. "Propaganda of The Word" and "Propaganda of the Deed." n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Beck's ''Hitler Youth'' remarks were his way of saying...

''Good going! I approve of this! Do more!''

[backscatter712]

5. Indeed.

He always couches it as "What he did was wrong, but..." In the viewer, the "Hitler Youth" remark sticks, and the disclaimer about how murder is bad is forgotten.

[patrice]

6. Plausible Deniabilitty is a highly MARKETABLE asset.