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Behold, the Regime Unveils Its New Catchphrase for All Political Dissent: “Stochastic Terrorism”
Basically, “stochastic terrorism” is the idea that, when somebody on the right criticizes somebody, they aren’t really just making a political argument. Instead, they are trying to “stoke hatred” in the expectation that some random third party will be “radicalized” and then commit political violence on their behalf.
In the age of Donald Trump, it was inevitable that a concept like “stochastic terrorism” would become popular. In fact, as far as half-baked political concepts go, stochastic terrorism may be the single idea most perfect for today’s liberal wannabe-be Bolsheviks.
First, as a political concept that involves novel new vocabulary, it appeals greatly to the “intellectual yet idiot” class of bullshit graduate degree holders which represents a central pillar of the current progressive coalition.
Second, the term channels the left’s post-2016 love affair with the national security state.Third, the concept perfectly flows from being a personal attack to being a legal one. The implicit claim behind every complaint about stochastic terror is that dissident speech isn’t really speech, and therefore it doesn’t really deserve protection, because conservatives, or anyone liberals don’t like, harbor a hidden inner desire to inspire violent attacks.
The final aspect of stochastic terrorism, the one which truly makes it perfect for the modern ruling class, is that the concept is founded entirely on projection. There is absolutely zero evidence that Donald Trump or Tucker Carlson have ever made a public statement for the purpose of “inciting violence.” The practice of decentralized violence as a tool of political intimidation is entirely limited to the left, and is used today by the regime to destroy its enemies.
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