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To: Red Badger

Interesting definition: “As described by leading scholars, stochastic terrorism involves ‘the use of mass media to provoke random acts of ideologically motivated violence that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable’”

The use of mass media to provide... gee, who could be doing that?


9 posted on 10/12/2022 12:27:42 PM PDT by Chicory
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To: Chicory
" . . . the use of mass media to provoke random acts of ideologically motivated violence . . . "

Stated in that way, the definition sets a very high standard of proof because it suggests that there must be a deliberate intent to provoke violence. We are now in the realm of mind-reading unless someone would take the unlikely step of putting that intent in writing somewhere.
11 posted on 10/12/2022 12:41:09 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Chicory

“As described by leading scholars, stochastic terrorism involves ‘the use of mass media to provoke random acts of ideologically motivated violence that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable’”

Like looting and burning cities, for example?

Lol. Sure, lefties, let’s codify it. Then we’ll toss every one of you in prison.


22 posted on 10/12/2022 3:43:14 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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