A really important concept has arisen on the site (thank you Winston 2020) called ‘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.
Under this definition how should we interpret Merrick Garland releasing Routh’s unhinged letter offering a bounty of $150,000 for taking Trump’s life?
Obviously, this is the sort of thing that this corrupt, venal administ… (more…)