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br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 09:40:40 JST br00t4c

Haitians in Ohio Face Harassment, Bomb Threats After Trump Spreads Racist Lie
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https://truthout.org/articles/haitians-in-ohio-face-harassment-bomb-threats-after-trump-spreads-racist-lie/

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  JDVANCE/Trump/Musk: stochastic terrorism is accomplished by using indirect, vague, or coded language that allows the instigator to “plausibly disclaim” responsibility for the resulting violence…. key element is the use of social media and other distributed forms of communications where the person who carries out the violence has no direct connection to the users of violent rhetoric.
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    Stochastic terrorism
    
    Stochastic terrorism is political violence that has been instigated by hostile public rhetoric which is directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished by using indirect, vague, or coded language that allows the instigator to plausibly disclaim responsibility for the resulting violence. A key element is the use of social media and other distributed forms of communications where the person who carries out the violence has no direct connection to the users of violent rhetoric. Defining features Although stochastic terrorism is considered an academic term without a formal legal definition, it is differentiated from other forms of terrorism due to its public, indirect, and seemingly random nature. Speech: A public figure or group disseminates violent, inflammatory rhetoric via mass-media, directed at people or groups of people, sometimes suggesting or legitimizing the use of violence. This speech tends to be protected due to the use of ambiguous coded language, dog whistles, jokes, hints, and other subtext in statements that fall short of a criminal threshold...

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