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Nittersing

(7,601 posts) Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:38 PM 12 hrs ago

Stochastic terrorism

Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism

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Stochastic terrorism (Original Post) Nittersing 12 hrs ago OP

Stochastic terrorism is mainstream reactionary "comms" pat_k 11 hrs ago #1

and blaming us when their internecine warfare gets out of control. GreenWave 10 hrs ago #2

pat_k

(11,699 posts)

1. Stochastic terrorism is mainstream reactionary "comms"

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:44 PM

11 hrs ago

I cannot think of a single example of a prominent Democratic figure spouting the sort of violent rhetoric and calls for use of force to silence opponents that is commonplace in MAGA world.

GreenWave

(11,507 posts)

2. and blaming us when their internecine warfare gets out of control.

Reply to pat_k (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:29 PM

10 hrs ago

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